What is a coast and its importance - Iczmpwb.org
What is a coast and its importance - Iczmpwb.org
What is a coast and its importance - Iczmpwb.org
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Coastal environment of India<br />
Coastline: 7600 km long with maritime states viz. Gujarat,<br />
Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry<br />
(UT), Andhra Pradesh, Or<strong>is</strong>sa, West Bengal <strong>and</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s of<br />
Andaman & Nicobar; <strong>and</strong> Lakshadweep.<br />
Coastal Belt: Out of the total l<strong>and</strong>mass of 3.28 million sq.km., nearly<br />
0.15 million sq.km. <strong>is</strong> <strong>coast</strong>al belt.<br />
Rivers: 14 major, 44 medium <strong>and</strong> 55 minor rivers that d<strong>is</strong>charge<br />
15,66,000 million cubic metres of freshwater in to the sea.<br />
Among the 14 major rivers, 9 debouches in to Bay of Bengal <strong>and</strong> 5<br />
confluence in Arabian Sea.
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