INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

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PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

COASTAL PLAINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The northern most part of the Western Coastal Plain is ____
A
Gujarat Coast
B
Konkan Coast
C
Malabar Coast
D
Coromandel Coast
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The northern part of the west coast is known as Konkan coast. Konkan, also called Aparanta, coastal plain of western India, lying between the Arabian Sea (west) and the Western Ghats (east).

Detailed explanation-2: -The northern portion of the west coast is called Konkan and the southern portion Malabar.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Northern part of the western coastal plain in India is called ‘Konkan’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Gujarat Plain lies east of Kachchh and Kathiawar and slopes towards the west and south west. Formed by the rivers Narmada, Tapi, Mahi and Sabarmati, the plain includes the southern part of Gujarat and the coastal areas of the Gulf of Khambhat.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gujarat, state of India, located on the country’s western coast, on the Arabian Sea. It encompasses the entire Kathiawar Peninsula (Saurashtra) as well as the surrounding area on the mainland.

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