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Palakkad Gap or Palghat Gap is a 30-40 kilometers (19–25 miles) wide low mountain pass in the Western Ghats near Palakkad town (previously known as Palghat) in the South Indian State of Kerala. It has an elevation of 300 metres (980 ft). The hills rise to 1100m to the North of the gap and 2000m to the South. The average height of the gap is 144m.The gap is the lowest pass through the Western Ghats.
