THE COASTAL PLAINS

THE COASTAL PLAINS The 4,500-km long coastline of India has the Arabian Sea on its west, the Bay of Bengal on its east and the Indian Ocean on its south. It runs from the Rann of Kutch in the west to the delta of the Ganga - Brahmaputra in the east. The coastal plain in India has been divided into the following two types.

The East Coastal Plains These extend between the source of the Subarnarekha and Kanyakumari and contain deltas of almost all rivers in the region except Tapti and Narmada as these flow towards the Bay of Bengal. The Eastern Coastal Plains include Tamil Nadu Plain, Andhra
Plain, and Utkal Plain.

The West Coastal Plains About 10 to 25 km wide, they run from the Rann of Kutch to Kanyakumari, They comprise the sandy plains of the Kutch peninsula and the Kathiawar peninsula in the north.

ISLANDS India has a number of islands (247) both in the Bay of Bengal, (204 islands) and the Arabian Sea (43 islands). The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal represent the elevated portions of submarine mountains. Mount Harriet (460 m) in the South Andaman
Island is the highest point. The Andamans have a physical. base derived from sandstones, limestones and clays. ~he Nicobar group contains 19 islands. The Great Nicobar is the largest island in the group.