Question

Distinguish between inland alluvium and coastal alluvium?​

Answer 1

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A delta is a subarial and sediment that has accumulated at the mouth of a river as it enters into an open body of water. In case of inland alluvium the soils are found in the river basins of northern and southern India.

A delta is a subarial and sediment that has accumulated at the mouth of a river as it enters into an open body of water. In case of inland alluvium the soils are found in the river basins of northern and southern India.Coastal alluvium soils occur on gently sloping to nearly level plains as a narrow strip along the western coast in the districts of Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Mangalore.

They are deposited soils consisting of washed down materials from the western ghats and by the action of the Arabian sea.