PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
COASTAL PLAINS
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Port
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Harbour
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Delta
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Coast
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Detailed explanation-1: -The coast is the land along a sea. The boundary of a coast, where land meets water, is called the coastline. Waves, tides, and currents help create coastlines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Intertidal zones exist anywhere the ocean meets the land, from steep, rocky ledges to long, sloping sandy beaches and mudflats that can extend for hundreds of meters.
Detailed explanation-3: -Riparian areas are where water and land meet. Streams, rivers, ponds, springs, and lakes always have zone of green plants growing near the water. That’s the riparian area. The plants in riparian areas don’t mind living in wet soil.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are five different coasts of the United States: the Atlantic Coast (East Coast), the Pacific Coast (West Coast), the Gulf Coast, the Arctic Coast, and lake states. There are 14 Atlantic Coast states.