INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

GREAT INDIAN DESERT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The eastern coastal plain and western plain meet at the southern most tip of the Indian peninsula at
A
Mumbai
B
Chennai
C
Kanyakumari
D
none of above
Explanation: 

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 Eastern Coastal Plains is a wide stretch of landmass of India, lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. It is wider and leveled than the Western Coastal Plains and stretches from Tamil Nadu in the south to West Bengal in the north through Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Hint: The Eastern Coastal plains is wider than the Western Coastal Plains because of the delta formed by the rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri. It is an example of an emergent coast and has less number of ports and harbours.

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