The Palakkad Gap is perhaps the major one with its enormous width of 36KMs.Through it, the South West winds bring pleasant moist air and grateful showers to the thirsty plains of…………..

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• Several places of historical and cultural importance are located on the riverbanks.We have Chittur, Palakkad, Thiruvillamala, Pattambi, Thirunavaya and Chamravattam are on the banks of…………...
• ………………built the Palakkad fort in 1766.
• The epoch making discovery of South West monsoon by Hippalus, the ……………..pilot in 45 AD facilitated the direct see voyage from the Persian gulf to Kerala.
• The ……………pass (Aruvamozhi), though presently situated outside Kerala is crucial.Early man with his microliths entered Kerala through this gap; this route had been the highway of traffic between Kerala and its eastern neighbours.
• The land of Kerala comprises the narrow coastal strip bounded by the Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west in the ……………part of the Indian Peninsula.
• The land of Kerala comprises the narrow coastal strip bounded by the Western Ghats on the ……………….and the Arabian Sea on the west in the southern part of the Indian Peninsula.
• Kerala is situated in the extreme ……………..west corner of the Indian Sub- Continent.
• The ……………..pass gives easy access to Tirunelveli.The Tamils used this route for most of their raids and trade to South Kerala.
• ……………….protected the state from political invasions that hit South India till the 18th century.
• The ……………….in the Western Ghats represents the highest point in India-south of the Himalayas.