INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

COASTAL PLAINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the Southern Part of Eastern Coastal Plains known as?
A
Coromandel Coast
B
Malabar Coast
C
Konkan Coast
D
Northern Circars
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Coromandel Coast, broad coastal plain in eastern Tamil Nadu state, southern India. Extending over an area of about 8, 800 square miles (22, 800 square km), it is bounded by the Utkal Plains to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Kaveri delta to the south, and the Eastern Ghats to the west.

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: -Definition. The Coromandel Coast is the southern part of India’s east coast, commonly used to refer to the whole coastline from Kanyakumari to the Krishna river delta.

Detailed explanation-5: -The coastal plain that extends from Mangalore to Kanyakumari is called the Malabar coast and Kerala’s coastal plains are a part of the Malabar coast.

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