Location

Question 1

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Answer 1

Odisha is a state on the south-east coast of India bordering the Bay of Bengal.

The narrow, level coastal strip known as the Odisha Coastal Plains supports the bulk of the state’s population.

Question 2

Coastline description

Answer 2

Odisha has a relatively straight coastline (480km long) with few natural inlets and harbours.

The coastal plain mostly comprises of depositional landforms of recent origin, geologically belonging to the post-Tertiary period. There are six major deltas on the Odisha coast, which explains why the coastal plain is known locally as the ‘Hexadeltaic region’ of the ‘Gift of Six Rivers’