Chutes de JogJog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati river located in Siddapura taluk, Uttara Kannada District and it's view point located in Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. It is the second highest plunge waterfall in India. It is a segmented waterfall which depends on rain and season to become a plunge waterfall. The falls are major attractions for tourists and is ranked 36th in the list of free-falling waterfalls, 490th in the world by list of waterfalls by total height, 128th in the list of single-drop waterfalls in the World by the waterfall database.
District de ShimogaShimoga district, officially known as Shivamogga district, is a district in the Karnataka state of India. A major part of Shimoga district lies in the Malnad region or the Sahyadri. Shimoga city is its administrative centre. Jog Falls view point is a major tourist attraction. As of 2011 Shimoga district has a population of 17,52,753. There are seven taluks: Soraba, Sagara, Hosanagar, Shimoga, Shikaripura, Thirthahalli, and Bhadravathi. Channagiri and Honnali were part of Shimoga district until 1997 when they became part of the newly formed Davanagere district.
District d'Uttara KannadaL’Uttara Kannada est un des 30 districts du Karnataka en Inde. C'était le royaume de Kadamba du . Partie de l'Empire Marathe en 1750, donné aux britanniques en 1799 après la quatrième guerre de Mysore. Partie de l’État de Bombay en 1947 avant de devenir le Karnataka en 1972. Les villes principales sont : Ankola, Banavasi Bhatkal Dandeli, Gokarna, Haliyal, Honnavar, Joida, Karwar, Kumta, Mundgod, Murdeshwar, Siddapur, Sirsi, Yellapur. La NH-17 reliant Edappally (près de Kochi) avec Panvel près de Bombay.
Ghats occidentauxLes Ghats occidentaux ou Sahyadrī sont une chaîne de montagnes ; ils bordent le plateau du Deccan dans l'Ouest de l'Inde (à l'opposé des Ghats orientaux), et le séparent de l'étroite plaine côtière de la mer d'Arabie. De par sa richesse naturelle cette région est classée comme un point chaud de biodiversité par Conservation International. thumb|left|upright|Vue satellite des Ghats occidentaux Les Ghats occidentaux forment une chaîne de montagne d'environ de long qui se déroule le long de la mer d'Arabie à l'ouest et du plateau du Deccan à l'est.