defferentiate between eastern coastal plains and western coastal plains - Social Science - Physical Features of India

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defferentiate between eastern coastal plains and western coastal
plains

Sushrita Das · Accepted Answer

Eastern Coastal
Plain
Western
Coastal Plain

1) The Western Coastal plains lie between the
Western Ghats and the Arabian Ocean
1) The Eastern Coastal Plain lies between the Bay
of Bengal and the Eastern Ghats

2) It has three parts: Konkan, Kannad and
Malabar
2) It has two p[art: Northern Circar and Coromandel
Coast

3) It is narrow
3) It is wide and level

Western Ghats	Eastern Ghats
Mark the western edge of the Deccan Plateau	Mark the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau
Continuous	Discontinuous and irregular
Higher; average elevation is 900−1600 metres	Lower; average elevation is 600 metres
Lie parallel to the western coast along the Arabian Sea	Lie parallel to the eastern coast along the Bay of Bengal

Eastern Coastal Plain	Western Coastal Plain

1) The Western Coastal plains lie between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Ocean.	1) The Eastern Coastal Plain lies between the Bay of Bengal and the Eastern Ghats.
2) It has three parts: Konkan, Kannad and Malabar	2) It has two p[art: Northern Circar and Coromandel Coast
3) It is narrow	3) It is wide and level