Shencottah Gap
Mountain PassesKeralaTamil NaduImportance 4/5medium
Pass in the Western Ghats connecting Kollam and Madurai.
Why UPSC cares
- Exam theme: Physical.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 9.0000° N, 77.1200° E
- State/UT:
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Category:
- Mountain Passes
Prelims lens · study aid, machine-composed from the facts above — verify before citing
Remember Shencottah Gap as mountain passes in Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Ask yourself: which state, which neighbours on the map, and one current-affairs hook.
Related locations
- Karakoram Pass · Ladakh
- Zoji La · Ladakh
- Lipu Lekh · Uttarakhand
- Nathu La · Sikkim
- Sela Pass · Arunachal Pradesh
- Palakkad Gap · Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Official sources
Source: UPSC geography seed list
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