GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Where is the Malabar Coast?
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West Bengal
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Goa
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Karnataka
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Andhra Pradesh
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The term Malabar Coast, in historical contexts, refers to India’s southwestern coast, which lies on the narrow coastal plain of Karnataka and Kerala between the Western Ghats range and the Arabian Sea. The coast runs from south of Goa to Kanyakumari on India’s southern tip.
Detailed explanation-2: -The northern portion of the west coast is called Konkan and the southern portion Malabar. The south Malabar or Kerala coast is broken and there are some lagoons. The north Malabar Coast is known as the Karnataka coast.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India.
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