PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
COASTAL PLAINS
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Question
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Malabar coast, Konkan coast
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Bay of Bengal, eastern Ghats
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Andaman and Nicobar islands and western Ghats
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eastern Coastal Plain is in between the Bay of Bengal in the East and the Eastern Ghats to its West. Western Coastal Plain is between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats. No Deltas are formed in Western Coastal plains, by small rivers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The northern part of the Eastern Coast is referred to as Northern Circar while the southern part is called Coromandel Coast. The Coromandel Coast is the southeastern coastal region of the Indian subcontinent, while the Northern Circars are a narrow slip of territory lying along the western side of the Bay of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian coastal plains along the Bay of Bengal are called Coromandel & Northern Sarkar. It is the coastal plain in eastern Tamil Nadu state. It is bounded by the Utkal Plains to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, and the Kaveri delta to the south, and the Eastern Ghats to the west.