GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Northern part of the coast is called the Konkan (Mumbai-Goa) whereas the central stretch is called the Kanara, while the southern stretch is referred to as the Malabar Coast .

Detailed explanation-2: -The stretch covering the state of Maharashtra is called Konkan Coast. The city of Mumbai and the state of Goa lie on the Konkan Coast. Going south of Goa, the coastal plain in Karnataka is called Kannada Plain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Konkan is a coastal plain located in western India. It lies between the Arabian Sea to the West and the Western Ghats to its East. The plain stretches from the Daman Ganga River, North of Mumbai, to the Terekhol River, between the states of Maharashtra and Goa, and the union territory of Daman in the South.

Detailed explanation-4: -Malabar Coast, name long applied to the southern part of India’s western coast, approximately from the state of Goa southward, which is bordered on the east by the Western Ghats range. The name has sometimes encompassed the entire western coast of peninsular India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Konkan extends throughout the western coasts of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. It is bounded by the Western Ghats mountain range (also known as Sahyadri) in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west, the Daman Ganga River in the north and the River Aghanashini in the south.