Western coastal plains

Western coastal plains

The Western Coastal Plains is a thin strip of coastal plain convert|50|km|mi|0 in width between the west coast of India and the Western Ghats hills. The plains begin at Gujarat in the north and end at Kerala in the south. It also includes the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.

ee also

*Eastern Coastal Plains


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