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Write three characteristics of each western coastal plains and eastern coastal plains.

Answer:

Characteristics of Western Coastal Plains:

(a) It extends from Gujarat to Kerala.

(b) The coastal strip is knpwn Konkan in the north and Malabar in the south.

(c) There are two estuaries-Tapi and Narmada.

(d) There are natural harbours and lagoons along the coast. (Any three)

Characteristics of Eastern Coastal Plains:

(a) It is a broad plain.

(b) It has four large deltas of Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri.

(c) It extends from Bengal to Kanyakumari.

(d) The northern coast is known as Circars and the southern as Coromandel coast. (Any three)