Coastal Plains Flashcards
2 types of coastal plains
West n east
Western coast is extended from ___ to ___
(North) Guj to kerela ( southern)
West coast
- Kachh n Kathiawar coast in Guj
- Konkan coast in Maharashtra
- Goan or kanad coast in Karnataka
- Malabar coast in kerela
Extention of east coast
Utkal ( odisha ) to Tamil Nadu
East coast
1. Utkal ( odisha )
2. Northern circar
3.coromandal coast (TN)
Northern circar is between
Mahanadi n krishna
Coromandal coast between
Krishna n cauvery
Odisha ( utkal )
Mahanadi ( odisha)
Godavari
Krishna
Kaveri( cauvery)
Tamil Nadu
Western coast is an example of
Submerged coast
Eastern coast is an example of
Emergent coast
Largest salk water Lake in India
Chilkar lake in odisha
Narrow n broad
West - narrow ( narrow in middle broader as we go north n South)
East- Broad
Delta
West forms estuaries
East forms delta
Mutilated n continuous/ discontinuous
West - mutilated + continuous
East - less mutilated + discontinuous
Ports
West - more ports ( deep )
East - less ports ( continental shelf upto 500km - not deep )