Consider the following statements:
1. Nilgiri Hills are located in Tamil Nadu, Kerla and Karnataka states which meet at junction of western ghats and eastern ghats.
2. Doddabetta is the highest peak in the Nilgiri Hills.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation:
Three national parks border portions of the Nilgiri mountains. Mudumalai National Park lies in the northern part of the range where Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu meet, covering an area of 321 km². Mukurthi National Park lies in the southwest part of the range in Kerala covering an area of 78.5 km² which includes intact shola-grassland mosaic habitat for the Nilgiri tahr.