Bankura–Bishnupur plateau fringe

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The Bankura–Bishnupur plateau fringe is a transitional upland region in West Bengal, India, marking the eastern edge of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and characterized by undulating terrain and lateritic soil.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region ⓘ
upland region ⓘ
characterizedBy lateritic soil ⓘ
undulating terrain ⓘ
climate tropical monsoon ⓘ
country India ⓘ
drainagePattern seasonal streams and small rivers ⓘ
elevationRelativeTo higher than adjacent alluvial plains ⓘ
formsTransitionTo lower alluvial plains of Bengal ⓘ
geologicalFeature laterite-capped upland ⓘ
geomorphologicalType plateau fringe ⓘ
landUse mixed agriculture and scrub vegetation ⓘ
locatedIn Bankura district ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
marks eastern edge of the Chota Nagpur Plateau ⓘ
near Bankura ⓘ
Bishnupur ⓘ
partOf Bankura uplands ⓘ
eastern fringe of Chota Nagpur Plateau ⓘ
physiographicZoneOf West Bengal ⓘ
rainfallPattern concentrated in monsoon season ⓘ
regionalContext part of western plateau and highland belt of West Bengal ⓘ
regionOf western West Bengal ⓘ
soilFertility relatively low compared to alluvial plains ⓘ
soilType lateritic soil ⓘ
terrain undulating ⓘ
transitionalBetween Chota Nagpur Plateau and Bengal plains ⓘ

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Bankura → locatedOn → Bankura–Bishnupur plateau fringe ⓘ
Bishnupur → region → Chota Nagpur plateau fringe ⓘ
linked to: Bankura–Bishnupur plateau fringe