The Eastern Ghats or Eastern Ghauts (Telugu: తూర్పు కనుమలు, Tūrpu Kanumalu,Oriya: ପୂର୍ବଘାଟ ପର୍ବତମାଳା, Pūrbaghāṭa Parbatamāḷā, Kannada: ಪೂರ್ವ ಘಟ್ಟ, Pūrva Ghaṭṭa, Tamil: கிழக்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலைகள் Kiḻakkut Toṭarcci Malaikaḷ) are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats run from West Bengal state in the north, through Orissa and Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka. They are eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of southern India, the Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri. The mountain ranges run parallel to the Bay of Bengal. The Deccan Plateau lies to the west of the range, between the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats. The coastal plains lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. The Eastern Ghats are not as high as the Western Ghats. As with the Western Ghats, these mountain ranges also have their local names, e.g. the Velikonda Range of Andhra Pradesh.