INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

COASTAL PLAINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The eastern coastal pains begin from ____ and and pass through Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
A
Karnataka
B
west Bengal
C
America
D
Africa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. The deltas are very fertile and productive for agriculture.

Detailed explanation-2: -The second part of the eastern coastal plain called as Coromandal Coast lies between Krishna and Kaveri region. It lies in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu.

Detailed explanation-3: -The east coastal plain begins from the north with the plains formed by the Subarnarekha River to extend to the south till Kanyakumari.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Eastern Coastal Plains is a wide stretch of landmass of India, lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. It is wider and leveled than the Western Coastal Plains and stretches from Tamil Nadu in the south to West Bengal in the north through Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

Detailed explanation-5: -It stretches along the coast of the Bay of Bengal having the maximum width in the Middle Coastal Plain (the Mahanadi Delta), narrow in the Northern Coastal Plain (Balasore Plain) and narrowest in the Southern Coastal Plain ( Ganjam Plain).

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