PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
COASTAL PLAINS
Question
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Kerala
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Tamil Nadu
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Kanniyakumari
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Andhra Pradesh
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Detailed explanation-1: -Where do eastern and western coastal plains meet? The two coastal plains meet at Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland. The eastern coastal plain is located between The Bay of Bengal and the eastern ghats and the western coastal plain is located between the Arabian Sea and the western ghats.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: The Western and the Eastern Coastal Plains meet at CAPE COMORIN, the Southern most tip of the Indian Mainland. It lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term Malabar Coast, in historical contexts, refers to India’s southwestern coast, which lies on the narrow coastal plain of Karnataka and Kerala between the Western Ghats range and the Arabian Sea. The coast runs from south of Goa to Kanyakumari on India’s southern tip.
Detailed explanation-4: -Andhra coast: Extending between the Kolleru Lake and Pulicat Lake, the Andra coast forms a basin area for the Krishna and the Godavari rivers. Coromandel coast: The Coromandel coast extends between Pulicat Lake and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu.
Detailed explanation-5: -The east coastal plain begins from the north with the plains formed by the Subarnarekha River to extend to the south till Kanyakumari.