Peninsular Plateau

The oldest landmass of India, the Peninsular Plateau was the result of the tectonic shifts of the Gondwana LAND. This massive plateau area is further divided as-

The Central Highlands – lying on the north of the Narmada River and covering a LARGE part of the Malwa Plateau.

The Deccan Plateau- a triangular landmass lying on the SOUTH of the Narmada River. The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats BORDER the Deccan plateau on its eastern and western sides respectively.

Coastal Plains

Right on the outer edges of the Indian peninsula, lies the narrow strips of the coastal plains. These sea fed REGIONS cover the shores of the Bay of Bengal in the East and the Arabian Sea on the West.

The western coast along the Arabian Sea can again be divided into three sections-

1)  The Konkan Coast- covering coastal Maharashtra and Goa

2) The Kannada Plains- covering coasts of Karnataka

3) The Malabar Coast- covering Kerala

The Eastern coast has two broad sections-

1)  The Northern Circar

2) The Coromandel Coast