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Write about the similarities and differences between East Coastal Plains and West Coastal Plains.

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Similarities : 

  1. They are the physical features of India. 
  2. They both lie in the southern part of India. 
  3. They both lie near to the coast. 

Differences:

Eastern Coastal PlainsWestern Coastal Plains
1. Eastern coastal plains is a belt of plain region lying towards the east between Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal.1. Western coastal plains is a belt of plain region lying towards the west between Western Ghats and Arabian Sea.
2. Eastern coastal plains are comparatively wider.2. This belt of plains is narrow in width.
3. Eastern coastal plains are very fertile because rivers like Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery deposit their sediments during delta formation.3. Western coastal plains are less fertile because no major river is engaged in sediment deposition.
4. Eastern plains receive comparatively lesser rainfall.4. Western plains receive more rainfall.
5. From north to south, Eastern coastal plains are divided into Utkal coast, Sircar coast and Coramandal coast.5. From north to south, Western coastal plains are divided into Konkan coast, Canara coast and Malabar coast.


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