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e) There are more salt-pans on theWestern coast of India than its easterncoast |
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Answer» Because there are oceans which have high content of salt or due to large no. of water is available there.1.West coast is coast of submergence (except Malabar Coast) while east coast is an emergent coast. These imply that sea is deeper in west coast than sea on east coast. So, west coast has favourable conditions fornatural harbours.2.West Rivers form estuaries and eastern rivers form delta. Therefore it becomes difficult for ships to reach the east coast covered with sediments.3.High Tideshit coast real hard. So coastal erosion, natural ports4.Continental shelfon east extends up to 500 km into the sea, so, difficult to develop good ports and harbours. Ships can enter and leave only during tides. From which book have you taken this question? Please tell us so that we can provide you faster answer. |
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