what is the local name of the dunes in the Malabar coast of Kerala
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The local name for Sand dunes is 'Teris', along the Malabar Coast of Kerala.
Explanation:
- These sand dunes are found almost all along the Kerala coast except for areas around the Kovalam where there is a number of rocks till the sea.
- The dunes are of a peculiar kind and they have originated in a number of ways to form many kinds of shallow lagoons and backwaters that are locally known as 'Kayal'.
- There are many streams that flow through the Malabar Coast and they are not very long.
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The local name of dunes in Malabar coast of Kerala is ‘Teris’.
Explanation:
- The coast of India between Arabain Sea and Western Ghats is called Malabar coast.
- The Malabar coast has sandy beaches and a continuous belt of Sand dunes.
- Because of the Teris, the streams flowing through Malabar Coast form shallow lagoons. These are locally called ‘kayals’.
- The lagoons are linked together and from inland waterways.
- The sand dunes are absent around Kovalam region, because of the presence of rocks up to the sea.
- The Teris are formed around Pleistocene Period which is 2.58 million years ago – 11,700 years ago.
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