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THE

COASTAL

PLAINS

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THE COASTAL PLAINS

Coastal plains arecharacterized by anarea of flat low lying

land that is situatedadjacent to a waterbody often a sea orocean. It is also ofnote that coastal

plains are separatedfrom the interior of thelarger land mass byother unique features.

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THE COASTAL PLAINS

The total coast line of India is around 4500 km.

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THE COASTAL PLAINS

The great peninsular plateau is flanked by narrowcoastal strips on both the western and the easternsides along the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal

respectively. They are known as the coastal plains

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THE COASTAL PLAINS

The Coastal Plains

Western coastal plains Eastern coastal plains

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THE COASTAL PLAINS

Western coastal plains :-

The western coastal plains consist of a narrow stripof land in the western part of India between theWestern Ghats and the Arabian Sea.

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The Western Coastal Plains

They extend from Gujarat in the north to the south in Kerala.

It is a narrow plain whose width varies from 50 to 80 km.

The western coastal plains are smaller than the eastern

coastal plains and the region is divided into four parts.

1) Gujarat coastal plains.

2) Konkan coastal plains.

3) Kannad coastal plains.

4) Malabar coastal plains.

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The Western Coastal Plains

Numerous rivers and backwaters inundate the region.Originating in the Western Ghats, the rivers are fast-flowingand mostly perennial, leading to the formation ofestuaries.Major rivers flowing into the sea are the Tapi, Narmada,

Mandovi and Zuari.

An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of waterwith one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, andwith a free connection to the open sea.

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The Western Coastal Plains

The western coastal plains are characterized by numerousbackwaters or lagoons.

A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water

separated from the sea by some form of barrier.

The storm activity here is considerably less than on theeastern coastal plains.

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THE COASTAL PLAINS

The Eastern Coastal Plains :-

The Eastern Coastal Plain is a wide stretch of land lyingbetween the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.

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The Eastern Coastal Plains

It stretches from Tamil Nadu in the south to WestBengal in the north.

The width of the plains varies between 100 and 130 km.

The eastern coastal plains are wider and leveled than thewestern coastal plains and the region is divided into twoparts.

1) The Northern Circa.

2) The Coromandel Coast.

Th E t C t l Pl i

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The Eastern Coastal Plains

1) The Northern Circar.

The region between the

Mahanadi river and theKrishna river.

2) Coromandel Coast.

The region between theKrishna river and theKavery river.

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The Eastern Coastal Plains

Large rivers such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, theKrishna and the Kavery have formed extensive delta onthis coast. Lake Chilika is an important feature along theeastern coast. It is the largest salt water lake in India.

A delta is a low triangular landform

of alluvial deposits at the mouth of a

river where that river flows into anocean or a large body of water.