what is coastal plain
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Answer:
A coastal plain is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast. One of the largest coastal plains is located in southeastern United States.
Explanation:
A Coastal plain is an area of flat, low- lying and adjacent to a sea coast.
1. Location-South India, narrow strip between Arabian Sea and Western Ghats and Bay of Bengal and Eastern Ghats.
2. Width-Western coastal plain is 50 kilometres in width and eastern coastal plain width varies between 100 to 130 km
3.Different parts-western coast consist of three sections
a.Konkan (Mumbai to Goa)
b.Kannad plain
c.Malabar coast
eastern coast consist of two sections
a.Northern Circar(between Mahanadi and Krishna rivers)
b.Coromandel Coast(between Krishna and Kaveri rivers)
4.Rivers-Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri
5.Lagoon-Chilika lake, Pulicat lake etc.