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The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri (Marathi: सह्याद्री, Konkani: सह्याद्री, Kannada: ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ, Tulu: ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ, Malayalam: സഹ്യാദ്രി/സഹ്യപര്‍വതം, Tamil: மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலைகள்) is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan Plateau. The range starts near the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra, south of the Tapti river, and runs approximately 1600 km through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala ending at Kanyakumari, at the southern tip of India.