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Eastern Coastal Plain
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Western Coastal Plain
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It stretches from the mouth of the river Ganga to Kanyakumari.
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It stretches from Kutch to Kanyakumari.
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2. It lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.
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2. It lies between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.
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3. It is broader.
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3. It is narrower.
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-4. It is covered by the Deltas of the rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and the Kaveri.
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-4. There are no deltas as the rivers flow fast down towards the Ghats.
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5. More land is available for agriculture.
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5. Less land is available for agriculture.
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6. The deltas are not suitable for harbours as their mouths are always blocked by slit.
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6. The coast is highly indented and hence dotted with many pots like Mumbai, Marmagoa and Cochin.
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7. It is known as the Northern Circars in the north of the delta of Godavari and the Coromandel Coast to the South of the delta.
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7. West Coast is known as the Konkan coast in Maharastra, the Kanara coast in Karnataka and the Malabar coast in Kerela.
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