INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The eastern coast cuts through the three Indian states: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha. So, it is also has some regional names like Utkal Coast in the Odisha and Coromandel Coast or Payan Ghat in the Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-2: -The eastern coast thus stretches for nearly 1500 km with a width of 100 km. To the east of its plain lies the extensive blue waters of the Bay of Bengal and to the west of the plain lies some parts of the Eastern Ghats. Note: The coastal plains of India constitute a significant part of our geography.

Detailed explanation-3: -The eastern coastal plains stretch from West Bengal in the north to Tamil Nadu in the south and pass through Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Deltas of the rivers Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari and Cauveri are present in the eastern coastal plain.

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.