definition of two groups of islands and coastal plains
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Coastal plains
• The narrow coastal strips flank the Peninsular Plateau, running along the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on the east.
• It consists of three sections:
→ Northern part of the coast is called the Konkan (Mumbai – Goa)
→ Central stretch is called the Kannad Plain
→ Southern stretch is called the Malabar coast. •
The plains along the Bay of Bengal (east part) are wide and level.
→The northern part is known as the Northern Circar, while the southern part is known as the Coromandel Coast.
→ Large rivers such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri have formed extensive delta on eastern coast.
→ Lake Chilika is an important feature along the eastern coast.
Two groups of islands
• The Lakshadweep Islands group in the Arabian Sea is close to Kerala.
→ This group of islands is composed of small coral islands.
→ The Lakshadweep Islands were earlier known as Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive.
→It covers small area of 32 sq km.
→Kavarattiisland is the administrative headquarters of Lakshadweep.
→ The Pittiisland, which is uninhabited, has a bird sanctuary.
• The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are an elongated chain of islands located in the Bay of Bengal.
→They are bigger in size and are more numerous and scattered.
→The entire group of islands is divided into two broad categories – The Andaman in the north and the Nicobar in the south.
→These islands are an elevated portion of submarine mountains