Page 320 - Demo

Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 Social 319The Coastal Plains and the Islands6Learn about coastal plains, islands Identify features of coastal plains Learn about Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, PuducherryKnow about the Andaman, Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep IslandsLearn about regional culture and economyStudy the environmental impact on the regionsLearning OutcomesWarm UpCan you name any two coastal states of India?Coastal PlainsA coastal plain is an area of land adjacent to a sea coast. The prominent features of a coastal area are beaches, harbours, backwaters and port towns. The western and eastern coastal plains of India stretch along 6000 kilometres from Gujarat in the west to West Bengal in the east. Their meeting point is at Kanyakumari. The Coastal Plains and Islands of IndiaThe Western Coastal PlainsThe Western Coastal Plains lie between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. They extend from Gujarat to Kerala. They are divided into the Kachchh and Kathiawar Coast in Gujarat, Konkan Coast in Maharashtra and the Malabar Coast in Kerala.The Western Coastal Plains are wide in the north and south and tapers in the middle. The Gulf of Kachchh and the Gulf of Khambat in Gujarat are the broadest. As the coastline is The longest beach in India, Marina Beach, is located along the Eastern Coastal Plains in Chennai.Fact