Deccan Plateau part of the peninsula between the Narmada and Krishna rivers. Having once constituted a segment of the ancient continent of Gondwanaland, this land is the oldest and most stable in India. The Deccan plateau consists of dry tropical forests that experience only seasonal rainfall. On the western edge of the plateau lie the Sahyadri, the Nilgiri, the Anaimalai and the Elamalai Hills, commonly known as Western Ghats. The average height of the Western Ghats, which run along the Arabian Sea, goes on increasing towards the south. Anaimudi Peak in Kerala, with a height of 2,695 m above sea level, is
Korazim Plateau as well as parts of the Safed Mountains. Stepansky measured the area of the plateau at 135 km. According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, which does not include the shore of the Sea of Galilee and parts of the slopes of the mountains to the west, which Stepansky do include, the area of the plateau is 117 km. According to Mapa, which marks the northern border at the Mahanayim stream, the area of the plateau is only 80 km. Geologically, the plateau is divided into two main sections. The southern two-thirds are covered in layers of basalt. The basalt