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Palni Hills

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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A range of hills in south India, in the Madura district of Madras. They are an offshoot from the Western Ghats, and, while distinct from the adjacent Anamalai Hills, form part of the same system. They contain the hill station of Kodaikanal (7200 ft.), which has a milder and more equable climate than Ootacamund in the Nilgiri Hills. TLiere is some coffee cultivation on the lower slopes.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Palni Hills'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/palni-hills.html. 1910.
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