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Write a paragraph on the Nilgiris hills.

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1. The Nilgiri hills are located in the Northwestern part of Tamil Nadu.
2. It consists of 24 peaks with more than 2000 metres in height.
3. Doddabetta is the highest peak (2,637 metres) followed by Mukkuruthi (2,554 metres).
4. Ooty and Coonoor are the major hill stations.
5. It has more than 2,700 species of flowering plants.
6. The state animal Nilgiri Tahr is found on this hill.
7. By extensive tea plantations and cattle grazing destroyed and disturbed much of the Nilgiris montane grasslands and shrublands.