Distinguish between Western Coastal Plains and Eastern Coastal Plains.

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Western Coastal PlainsEastern Coastal Plains1. The narrow stretch of coastal plains west of the Western Ghats parallel t...

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Western Coastal PlainsEastern Coastal Plains1. The narrow stretch of coastal plains west of the Western Ghats parallel t...

Western Coastal Plains	Eastern Coastal Plains
1. The narrow stretch of coastal plains west of the Western Ghats parallel to the Arabian Sea running from Kutch in Gujarat to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu are called western coastal plains.	1. The wide and more levelled stretch of coastal plain east of the Eastern Ghats running parallel to the Bay of Bengal from the mouth of Ganga to Kanyakumari are called the eastern coastal plains.
2. They are known as the Konkan coast in Maharashtra and as the Malabar coast in Kerala and Karnataka.	2. The northern half is called North Circar and the southern half is called the Coromandel Coast.
3. Estuaries of Narmada and Tapi and natural harbours like Mumbai and Marmagao are in the north. Salt water lakes called lagoons, sand bar and spits are in the south. Vembanad is an important lagoon lake.	3. East flowing rivers like Mahanadi, Godavari Krishna and Kaveri have made fertile deltas on the east coast. These deltas are not suitable for harbors where their mouths are full of silt. Several lagoon lakes are common, Chilka, Pulikat, Kolleru are the prominent.
4. They are the broadest in Gujarat.	4. They are the broadest in Tamil Nadu.