Coastal Plains

COASTAL-PLAINS


Gujarat Plains:

  • Till Daman, in North has Saline marshes,
  • Southern part has basalt,
  • suitable for cotton cultivation Great rann of kuchh has flamingo city, Anda bet island where such congregation happens
  • Note: flamingo festival in Nelapattu sanctuary near Pulicat
  • Saurashtra region has grasslands, Banni grassland and gir wildlife sanctuary
  • Sauni project; Sardar Sarovar dam from Narmada even south Rajasthan

Konkan Plains:

Daman to Goa


Kanara Plain:

Goa to Mangalore, arrowest


Malabar Plains:

Widest,emergent,beaches,lagoons

Sasthamkota lake: freshwater lake of Kerala


Coromandel Coast:

Pulicat to Kanyakumari north east rainfall and beaches


Andhra Coast:

South of Orissa till pulicatHas Godavari and Krishna delta, between these there is Kolleru lake(freshwater earlier it was lagoon)


Utkal Coast:

Orissa plains.

Known for famous beach and nesting sites, like Gahirmata beach for Turtles