PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
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Question
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The plains along the Bay of Bengal are wide and level.
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In the northern part, it is referred to as the Northern Circar, while the southern part is known as the Coromandel Coast.
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Large rivers such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri have formed extensive delta on this coast.
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Lake Chilika is an important feature along the eastern coast.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Eastern Coastal Plain is a wide and long stretch of land that lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. The major rivers which pass through this region have carved out broad valleys and deltas. The rainfall varies from a high of above 3, 000 mm to a low of 1, 000 mm.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Northern Circars (also spelt Sarkars) was a division of British India’s Madras Presidency. It consisted of a narrow slip of territory lying along the western side of the Bay of Bengal from 15° 40′ to 20° 17′ north latitude, in the present-day Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Eastern Coastal Plains is a wide stretch of the landmass lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. In the northern part, it is referred to as the Northern Circar, while the southern part is known as the Coromandel Coast.