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The western coastal strip, south of Goa is referred to as ___________.
  1. Coromandel.
  2. Kunnal.
  3. Konkan.
  4. Malabar.

A
Konkan.
B
Malabar.
C
Coromandel.
D
Kunnal.
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  • The Western Coastal Plains is a thin strip of coastal plain 50 kilometres (31 mi) in width between the west coast of India and the Western Ghats hills, which starts near the south of river Tapi.
  • They are bodied between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.
  • The plains begin at Gujarat in the north and end at Kerala in the south.
  • The Northern part of the coast is called the Konkan (Mumbai-Goa).

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