Where is Castle Rock located in Karnataka?
Where is Castle Rock located in Karnataka?
Castle Rock is a village in the Uttara Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The village is located in the Western Ghats on the state’s border with Goa – at an elevation of 621 m (2,040 ft). Located in a heavily forested area, Castle Rock’s vegetation is moist tropical deciduous.
Where do the Western Ghats meet the Eastern Ghats in India?
The range is known as Sahyadri in Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Western Ghats meets the Eastern Ghats at Nilgiris in northwestern Tamil Nadu. Nilgiris connects Biligiriranga Hills in southeastern Karnataka with the Shevaroys and Tirumala hills.
How many areas in Western Ghats have been designated as World Heritage Sites?
A total of thirty-nine areas in the Western Ghats, including national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests, were designated as world heritage sites in 2012 – twenty in Kerala, ten in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and four in Maharashtra.
What is the geography of Castle Rock?
Located in a heavily forested area, Castle Rock’s vegetation is moist tropical deciduous. Manganese mines form the main economy of the region. The village lies within the Dandeli Tiger Reserve. For many years, the village marked the frontier between Portuguese-held Goa and British-held India.
Where is Castle Rock Forest Range office?
Castle Rock forest range office is within walking distance from the Castle Rock railway station. Castle Rock range is part of the Dandeli Wild Life Sanctuary, also known as Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castle Rock, Karnataka.
What is the name of the railway line from Marmagao to Castle Rock?
The MG railway line from Marmagao railway station to Castle Rock railway station was originally owned and operated by the West of India Portuguese Railway which despite its name was a British company and it connected with the line in British India from Londa. The terminus of the line today is Vasco da Gama railway station.
