Satpura Range - Geography

Geography

'Satpura`is a Sanskrit word,that means seven mountains(sapta=seven;pura=mountain).The eastern portion of the range receives more rainfall than the western portion, and the eastern range, together with the Eastern Ghats, constitute the Eastern highlands moist deciduous forests ecoregion. The seasonally dry western portion of the range, together with the Narmada valley and the western Vindhya Range, are within the Narmada valley dry deciduous forests ecoregion.

The Narmada and the Tapi are major rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea. The Narmada originates in eastern Madhya Pradesh ( india) and flows west across the state, through a narrow valley between the Vindhya Range and spurs of the Satpura Range. It flows into the Gulf of Khambhat. The Tapi follows a shorter, parallel course, between 80 kilometres (50 mi) and 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of the Narmada, flowing through the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat to drain into the Gulf of Khambhat.