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प्रश्न
Western Coastal plain is narrow.
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उत्तर
- It lies between the Western Ghats and Arabian Sea.
- It is a narrow plain, which stretches from Gujarat to Kerala with an average width of 50 – 80 km. It is mainly characterised by sandy beaches, coastal sand, dunes, mud flats, lagoons, estuary, laterite platforms and residual hills.
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