INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Coromandel Coast, broad coastal plain in eastern Tamil Nadu state, southern India. Extending over an area of about 8, 800 square miles (22, 800 square km), it is bounded by the Utkal Plains to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Kaveri delta to the south, and the Eastern Ghats to the west.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tamil Nadu is situated on the South-Eastern coast of India. It has a coastal length of approximately 1, 076 kilometres, which accounts for more than 13 per cent of India’s total coastline (DADF, 2014). Tamil Nadu has the second largest coastline in comparison to other coastal states located on the Indian mainland.

Detailed explanation-3: -Option (A ) coastal plains of Tamil Nadu is the correct answer as Coromandel coasts extends from Pulicat lake and ends at Kanyakumari. The Coromandel coast experiences a dry summer. It receives rainfall under Northeast monsoon.

Detailed explanation-4: -In historical Muslim sources from the 12th century onward, the Coromandel Coast was called Maʿbar.