Nilgiri Mountains

Summary

Nilgiri Mountains is a mountain range^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nilgiri Mountains is located in Tamil Nadu^[3].
• Nilgiri Mountains is in the country of India^[4].
• Nilgiri Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[5].
• Nilgiri Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Nilgiri Mountains^[6].
• Nilgiri Mountains's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[7].
• Nilgiri Mountains's highest point is recorded as Doddabetta^[8].
• Nilgiri Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.375, 'lon': 76.761111111111}^[9].
• Nilgiri Mountains's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Nilgiri Mountains's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• Nilgiri Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2637'}^[12].
• Nilgiri Mountains dates from the Jurassic^[13].
• Nilgiri Mountains's mountain range is recorded as Western Ghats^[14].

Body

Geography

Nilgiri Mountains is in the country of India^[4]. It is located in Tamil Nadu^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Nilgiri Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2637'}^[12].

Designation and Status

Nilgiri Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nilgiri Mountains include Sphingius nilgiriensis^[15], a taxon^[16].

Why It Matters

Nilgiri Mountains ranks in the top 3% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

Entities named for it include Sphingius nilgiriensis^[15], a taxon^[16].