The Odisha Coastline

Question 1

Outline what the Odisha coastline is like.

Answer 1

• the coastline is straight (480km) with few natural inlets or harbours.
• most of the population live on the Odisha Coastal Plains.
• rivers provide important transfers of sediment into the region forming deltaic deposits.

Question 2

Odisha is a _____________ coastline.

Answer 2

Depositional