Distinguish between Western coastal plain and the Eastern coastal plain.

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East Coastal Plains:

The East Coastal Plains are a vast expanse of India, located between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.

It is wider and flatter than the western coastal plain and stretches from Tamil Nadu to West Bengal.

An important part of the eastern coastal plain is Lake Chilika, in the state of Odisha.

This coast is marked by deltas of rivers such as Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna and Kaveri.

Western Coastal Plains:

The Western Coastal Plains are a large coastal plain between the west coast of India and the hills of the Western Ghats.

The plane starts in Gujarat in the north and ends in Tamil Nadu in the south. It includes the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala.

The northern part of the coast is called the Konkan coast, the central section is called Kanara, while the southern part is called the Malabar coast.

The largest lake on this coast is Lake Vembanad.

Final Answer:

Difference between Western coastal plain and the Eastern coastal plain:

Western coastal plain	Eastern coastal plain
It lies between the western ghats and the Arabian sea.	It lies between the eastern ghats and bay of bengal.
It is divided into three stretches: Mumbai,Kannada and malabar.	It is divided into two parts, northern and southern.
The short rivers do not make any deltas on the west coast.	The large river makes wide deltas on the eastern coastal plains.
The west coast plain is formed by coarse grained soil.	The east coast plain is formed by alluvial soil.

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