Structure and Physiography

Describe the salient features of the Eastern Coastal Plains.

1. It is a wider strip of low land as compared to western coastal plains.

2. It lies between the Bay of Bengal (east) and the Eastern Ghats (west). Expansion : West Bengal → Kanyakumari.

3. Its width varies between 60 to 100 kilometres.

4. North circar (Andhra Pradesh) and Coromandal Coast (Tamil Nadu) are its two subdivisions.

5. Four fertile deltas formed here by the rivers are- Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri.

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Write a brief note on the Islands of the Arabian Sea.

How did the geological structure and geomorphologic processes active in the Indian subcontinent came into existence?

Name the three geological division of India.

Explain the characteristics of the Arunachal Himalayas.

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