Geographical Diversity of India — Question 10

Five rivers that flow into the Bay of Bengal are: Ganga Brahmaputra Mahanadi Godavari Krishna India has the following coastal states: Eastern Coastal States (along the Bay of Bengal): West Bengal Odisha Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Western Coastal States (along the Arabian Sea): Gujarat Maharashtra Goa Karnataka Kerala The difference between the western and eastern coastal plains are as follows. Feature Western Coastal Plains Eastern Coastal Plains Location Between Western Ghats and Arabian Sea Between Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal Width Narrow (50 to 100 km) Wide (up to 120 km) Rivers Small rivers, e.g., Narmada, Tapi Large rivers with deltas, e.g., Godavari, Mahanadi and Ganga Terrain Rocky and uneven Flat and fertile Coastal Features Features estuaries and lagoons backwaters (e.g., Kerala) Large deltas and lagoons