Western ghats i) These are CONTINUOUS ii) These ghats lie PARALLEL to Malabar coast in the western SIDE of the PENINSULAR pleatue. iii) The highest peak of western ghats is Anai Mudi Eastern ghats i) These are discontinuous and are disected by rivers ii) These ghats lie parallel to the Coromandel coast iii) The highest peak of eastern ghats is Mhendergiri