Differentiate between the western and eastern coastal plains.
| Eastern Coastal Plains | Western Coastal Plains |
|---|---|
| It lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. | It lies between the lies in between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea |
| It is divided into two stretches- Northern Circar(northern part) and Coromandel Coast(southern part) | It is divided into three stretches- Konkan(Mumbai-Goa),Kannad(central stretch) and Malabar(southern stretch). |
| The large rivers make wide deltas on the Eastern Coastal Plains. | the short rivers do not make any deltas on the West Coast |
| The East Coast Plain is formed by fine alluvial soil and is fertile especially in the deltaic regions. | The West Coast Plain is formed by coarse grained soil. It is infertile and agriculturally not prosperous except in the Malabar Coast. |