INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

COASTAL PLAINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Western Coastal Plains lies between Gujarat to ____
A
Kerala
B
West Bengal
C
Andhra Pradesh
D
none of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Western Coastal plain lies between Kerala and Gujarat and stretches from the Arabian Sea to the Western Ghats. The total length of the western coasts is 1400 kilometers and its width varies from 10 kilometers to 80 kilometers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The western coastal plains extend from Gujarat in the north to the state of Kerala in the South. In-between it covers the states of Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-3: -The plains are located between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. The plains begin at Gujarat in the north and end at Tamil Nadu in the south. It includes the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The Northern part of the western coastal plain in India is called ‘Konkan’. This plan is located between the western ghats and the Arabian Sea. It begins from Gujarat in the northern region and ends at Tamil Nadu in the South.

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