South India has a number of overlapping traditional geographic regions. Some of these regions are: •
Bayaluseemae- The plain area of Deccan Plateau in Karnataka •
Carnatic – etymologically related to the
Deccan, refers to all of South India •
Canara or Karaavali – the Karnataka coast •
Chera Nadu – Western Tamil Nadu and most of modern Kerala •
Chettinadu – Southern Tamil Nadu surrounding
Sivagangai •
Chola Nadu – Central Tamil Nadu surrounding
Thanjavur. •
Cochin - The region of
Kerala which lies between the rivers
Bharathappuzha and
Periyar, sometimes extended to
Pamba. •
Coromandel Coast – south coastal Andhra Pradesh, North coastal Tamil Nadu and the
Puducherry Union Territory •
Deccan – plateau region covering interior Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Includes the
Marathwada,
Vidarbha,
Telangana,
Rayalaseema,
North Karnataka and
Mysore regions. •
Kammanadu – Region south of
Krishna River up to
Nellore in •
Konaseema – Coastal region between the tributaries of the
Godavari River in the
East Godavari District of
Andhra Pradesh •
Kongu Nadu – Western Tamil Nadu surrounding
Coimbatore •
Konkan – coastal region comprising coastal Maharashtra, Goa and part of coastal Karnataka •
Kosta – Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh •
Malabar region – Northern Kerala •
Malenadu – Sahyadri hills between the coast and the plateau in Karnataka •
Mulakanadu – Region to the north of the Godavari River •
Mysore – South Karnataka around
Mysore •
North Karnataka – North Karnataka around
Dharawad •
North Malabar - The northern most region in
Kerala which lies between
Mangalore and
Kozhikode. It was the former seat of
Ezhimala kingdom,
Mushika dynasty and
Kolathunadu. •
Northern Circars – Muslim administrative units in Madras state in British India, namely
Chicacole,
Rajahmundry,
Ellore,
Kondapalli and
Guntur •
Palnadu – Northern Tamil Nadu and Southern districts of Andhra Pradesh •
Pandya Nadu – Southern Tamil Nadu around
Madurai •
Raichur Doab – mostly northern Karnataka, between the
Krishna and
Tungabhadra rivers •
Rayalaseema – Southern parts
Andhra Pradesh consisting of
Kurnool,
Kadapa,
Anantapuram and
Chittoor districts. •
South Malabar - The north-central region of Kerala, which lies between the rivers
Korapuzha and Bharathappu. •
Tondai Nadu – Northern Tamil Nadu around Kanchipuram •
Thiruvithaamkoor or Travancore – Southern Kerala and
Kanniyakumari District of Tamil Nadu •
Tulu Nadu – Coastal districts of
Udupi and
South Canara in Karnataka •
Velanadu – Places on the banks of
Krishna River from Guntur to
Srisailam in
Andhra Pradesh •
Uttarandhra – Northern parts of
Andhra Pradesh comprising three districts (
Srikakulam,
Vizianagaram and
Visakhapatnam) The low-lying
coral islands of
Lakshadweep are off the south-western coast of India.
Sri Lanka lies off the south-eastern coast, separated from India by the
Palk Strait and the chain of low sandbars and islands known as
Rama's Bridge. The
Andaman and Nicobar islands lie far off the eastern coast of India, near the
Tenasserim coast of
Burma. The southernmost tip of mainland India is at
Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin) on the
Indian Ocean. == Water bodies ==