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How are eastern costal plains are different from western costal plains |
| Answer» \tEastern Coastal PlainsWestern Coastal PlainsIt lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.It lies between the lies in between the Western Ghats and the Arabian SeaIt is divided into two stretches- Northern Circar(northern part) and Coromandel Coast(southern part)\xa0It is divided into three stretches- Konkan(Mumbai-Goa),Kannad(central stretch) and Malabar(southern stretch).The large rivers make wide deltas on the Eastern Coastal Plains.the short rivers do not make any deltas on the West CoastThe East Coast Plain is formed by fine alluvial soil and is fertile especially in the deltaic regions.The West Coast Plain is formed by coarse grained soil. It is infertile and agriculturally not prosperous except in the Malabar Coast.\t | |