29-12-2017, 04:40 PM
The Eastern Coastal Plain
*The deltas forming Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri rivers are found in
Ans : Eastern Coastal plains
*The coastal plain where north east monsoon greatly experience
Ans : Eastern costal Plain
*In Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh the East Coast is called Payan Ghat.
*It stretches from the Mahanadi valley upto Nilgiri hills.
*The Plain that stretch from the southern limit of the Utkal plains to the Pulicat lake
Ans : Andhra Plain
* The largest lake in the eastern coastal plain
Ans : Chilka
* The lake that lies between the Godavari and Krishna delta
Ans : Kolleru Lake
*The lagoons and backwaters of the eastern
*coastal plain are linked up by the Buckingham canal
*The Pulicat lake separated from the Bay of Bengal by Sriharikota Island
The Western Coastal Plain
* The Western Coastal plains lies from Rann of Kutch to Kanyakumari
* The coastal plain where south -west monsoon greatly experience
Ans : Western coastal plain
* The salt marshy land separating Gujarat from Sind region of Pakistan
Ans : Rann of Kutch
*The largest salt desert in India
Ans : Rann of Kutch
*It is divided into the Greater Rann of Kutch and the Little Rann of Kutch.
*The first marine eco-sensitive zone of India
Ans : Gulf of Kutch
*The strip, of water in the Raan of Kutch is known as ‘Baan Ganga’
Ans : Sir Creek
Islands
*Majuli has been declared as the largest riverine Island in the world by guinness book of world records.
* Majuli is India’s First Island district. (Before it was declared as an island district, it was a part of Jorhath district).
*Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonawal declared Majuli as an Island district. (34th district Of Assam)
*Majuli situated in the state of
Ans : Assam
*Majuli situated in the river Brahmaputra
*Majuli island is mostly inhabited by Mishing tribal people.
*Majuli is supposed to become India’s first carbon free district by 2020.
Lakshadweep
* The two main groups of Indian Islands in Indian Ocean are Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep islands in the Arabian sea.
* The group of islands located in Arabian Sea
Ans : Lakshadweep
