A History of the Mahrattas v1.c7.32

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the Ghauts. The highest part of the ridge is that which immediately faces the Concan, and the summit is generally from one to two thousand feet above the tableland. The breadth of the Concan-Ghaut-Mahta is about twenty or twenty-five miles, and comprehends all the mountainous tract on the upper or eastern side, including the valleys that lie between the smaller branches of hills. The Mahrattas, in short, reckon the Concan-Ghaut-Mahta, from the point at which these branches terminate in the plain on the eastern side, to the summit of the ridge facing the Concan.