Bijawar-Panna Plateau

The Bijawar-Panna Plateau covers portions of Chhatarpur and Panna districts in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Bijawar-Panna Plateau
Bijawar-Panna Plateau
Madhya Pradesh, India
Highest point
Coordinates25°50′N 80°0′E 
Geography
LocationMadhya Pradesh, India

Geography

Behind the Bijawar Hills in Sagar Division is the 25-30 km wide Bijawar-Panna Plateau. The Bijawar-Panna Plateau rises from the north to south in three well marked escarpments roughly followed by 300, 375 and 450 m contours, towards the longitudinal valleys of the rivers Mirhasan and Sonar. To the north-east of Panna there are two main branches – the southern is called Panna hills and the northern one Vindhyachal Range. The Panna Range merely forms a table land 15 km broad. Its general slope is from south-west to north-east.[1]

It is part of the Bundelkhand Plateau.[2]

A series of plateaux runs along the Kaimur Range. These fluvial plateaux, consists of a series of descending plateaux, starting with the Panna Plateau in the west, followed by Bhander Plateau and Rewa Plateau and ending with Rohtas Plateau in the east.[3]

Crossing the Bijawar-Panna hills, the Ken River cuts a 60 km long, and 150-180 m deep gorge. Several streams join the Ken in this gorge making waterfalls.[4]

References
  1. Bhargava, Archana (1991). Resources and planning for economic development. ISBN 9788185119717. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  2. Srivastava, Sangya (December 2005). Studies in Demography. p521. ISBN 9788126119929. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. K. Bharatdwaj (2006). Physical Geography: Introduction To Earth. p. 158. ISBN 9788183561631. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  4. Sharma, shri Kamal (2000). Spatial framework and economic development. p. 22. ISBN 9788172111113. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
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