Question

What are coastal plains describe any three features of western coastal plains all compare the features of western coastal plains and eastern coastal plains?

Answer 1

• Narrow strip of rocky land along the western ghats and all along the Arabian Sea.
• Extents from Gujarat to Kaniyakumari along west coast.
• Konkan plain, Kannad and Malabar plains are its divisions
• More estuaries and lagons are found
• Very few rivers have access to these plains.

Answer 2

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A coastal plain is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast. Some of the largest coastal plains are in Alaska and the southeastern United States.

Western Coast:

(i)   It is located between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.

(ii) It is a narrow plain.

(iii) Northern part of the coast is called the Konkan while the Southern stretch is called Malabar Coast.

Comparing the features of western coastal plains and eastern coastal plains :

Western Coast:

(i)   It is located between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.

(ii) It is a narrow plain.

(iii) Northern part of the coast is called the Konkan while the Southern stretch is called Malabar Coast.

Eastern Coast:

(i)   It runs along the Bay of Bengal.

(ii) It is wide and level.

(iii) Northern part of it is referred to as Northern Circar while the Southern part is known as Coromandel Coast.

(iv) Lake Chilika is an important featur