INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -A coastal plain is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast. A fall line commonly marks the border between a coastal plain and a piedmont area. Some of the largest coastal plains are in Alaska and the southeastern United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -The eastern coastal plains stretch from West Bengal in the north to Tamil Nadu in the south and pass through Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Deltas of the rivers Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari and Cauveri are present in the eastern coastal plain. The deltas are very fertile and productive for agriculture.

Detailed explanation-3: -The western coastal plains are defined as the regions on the coastline from Gujarat to Kerala. It includes the Konkan coast, which extends from Daman to Goa, the Malabar coast from Mangalore to Kanyakumari, Kachchh and Kathiawar coast of Gujarat; and the Kanada Coast, which stretches from Marmagoan to Mangalore.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Arabian Sea borders the western coastal lowlands, while the Bay of Bengal borders the eastern coastal plains. India is a peninsular country as it is surrounded on three sides by the sea.