Question

how are the eastern coastal plains and Western Coastal Plains Simular or different

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The differences and comparison between Eastern and Western Coastal Plains are discussed below:

1. The Eastern Coastal plain lies along the east coast of India and is washed by the Bay of Bengal.

But the Western Coastal Plain lies along the west coast of India and is washed by The Arabian Sea.

2. The East Coast plain runs smoothly from the north to the south with a broad plain and level surface.

But the West Coast plain also runs from the north to the south and it is in some places intersected by the mountain ridges.

3. Eastern Coastal Plain is broader than the West Coast plain. The width varies from 80 to 100 km.

But the Eastern Coastal Plain is narrow with a width of 50 to 65 km. In some places it is so narrow that the Western Ghats touch the Sea water.

4. The large rivers make wide deltas on the Eastern Coastal Plains.

But the short swift rivers do not make any deltas on the West Coast.

5. The Eastern Coast is sandy with alluvium and slopes gently towards the sea. Sand dunes and marshy lands are also found. In some Coastal strips lagoons (Chilka, Pulicat) are formed.

But the Western Coast is relatively rocky with sand and sand dunes. It slopes abruptly down to the sea. There is no lagoon on the northern part. It has many estuaries on the Konkon Coast. But the southern part especially the Malabar Coast has the beautiful scene of back-water country with a series of lagoons.

6. The Eastern Coast is smooth and unfit for making ports. So, very few ports are developed there.

But the Western Coast is broken and indented and suitable for ports. For this, a large number of ports are there.

7. This Coastal plain receives comparatively low rainfall.

But the Western Coastal plain receives heavy rainfall.

8. The East Coast Plain is formed by fine alluvial soil and is fertile especially on the deltas. Consequently agriculture is developed. The West Coast Plain lies along the west coast of India and is washed by the Arabian Sea.

A comparative analysis of the two coastal plains of India are given below:

The EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is extending from the mouth of the river Subarnarekha to Kanyakumari. The WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN) is stretching from Kutchh peninsula in the north to Kanyakumari in the south.Sand Dunes lakes, lagoons are common in the EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN but this is not so in case of WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN except in the southern part.Both the coastal plains have some beautiful sea beaches and have tourist resorts Juhu beach in Bombay, Panaji, Vasco and Mazagon beaches in Goa, Marina beach in Tamilnadu. Gopalpur and Puri beaches in Orissa and Digha beach in West Bengal.EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is well communicated by means of roadways and railways but WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN is not so developed in transport and communication.EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is situated in much tower attitude than the WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN.WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN has four divi­sions: Kutchh and Kathiwar coast (Gujarat), Konkan Coast, Kannada coast and Malabar Coast. But EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN two broad divisions—Northern Circars and the Coromondal Coast but broadly divided into three divisions: Coast of Orissa, Coast of Andhra Pradesh and coast of Tamil Nadu.The EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is drained by a large number of rivers like Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kauvery, Palar, Penner, and Vaigai. The Western coastal plain is drained by Narmada, Tapi, Mahe, Bhadar, Ulhas, etc.The EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is fertile as it is made by the deltas of a number of rivers but WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN is not as fertile as the WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN has almost no deltas.The EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is not broken. So it has a few natural harbor and port. But WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN is broken and is providing with natural harbor facility to a large number of port.The EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is washed by the Bay of Bengal but the WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN is washed by the Arabian Sea.The EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is wider than the WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN. Its width is 100 km to 300 km. But the WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN is comparatively narrower only 30 km to 130 km.EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is developed in agriculture due to the irrigation facility and fertile soil. But WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN is not so.EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is developed both in agro-based and mineral based industries. But WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN is developed in mineral based industries.Most of rivers draining the EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN have deltas at their mouths but the rivers draining through WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN have no delta at their mouth.As the EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN is fertile and well communicated, it is densely populated and has a large number of towns and cities. But WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN is not so densely populated like the EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN.EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN receives rainfall twice in a year specially the Coromandel coast. But WESTERN COASTAL PLAIN receives only summer rainfall.