भारत के भूगोल (खंड) के संपादन कइल जात बा

==भौतिक बिभाजन==
[[File:India topo big.jpg|thumb|भारत के भौतिक स्वरूप]]

भारत के छह गो मुख्य भौतिकआकृतिक प्रदेश भा क्षेत्र सभ में बाँटल जाला:
* उत्तरी पहाड़ प्रदेश
* प्रायदीपी पठार
* सिंधु-गंगा के मैदान
* थार के रेगिस्तान
* तटीय मैदान
* दीपीय भूभाग

=== उत्तरी परबती प्रदेश ===
[[File:Snow Leopard in Hemis National Park.jpg|thumb|alt=बरफ पर चलत तेंदुआ |बर्फानी तेनुआ, जम्मू काश्मीर के हेमिस नेशनल पार्क में।]]
भारत के उत्तरी भाग में परबत सभ के बिसाल आर्क मौजूद बा जे पच्छिम में हिंदुकुश परबत से सुरू होखे ले आ [[हिमालय]] के श्रेणी सभ, जेह में [[नेपाल]] के सगरी इलाका आवेला, पूरुब-पच्छिम दिसा में भारतीय राज्य अरुणाचल ले जाले, आगे जा के ई पटकई बुम नियर  छोटहन पहाड़ी सभ के रूप ले लेला। एह पहाड़ी इलाका के निर्माण भारतीय प्लेट आ एशियाई प्लेट के टकराव वाला किनारा पर भइल हवे। अल्पाइन क्रम के परबत निर्माण के दौरान बनल ई श्रेणी सभ में दुनिया के कुछ सभसे ऊँच परबत चोटी मौजूद बाड़ी जेह में ई एक तरह से प्राकृतिक सीमा के काम करे ला आ ध्रुवीय इलाका के ठंढा हवा सभ के भारतीय उपमहादीप के भीतर प्रवेश करे से रोके ला। एही कारन भारत के उत्तरी हिस्सा कर्क रेखा के उत्तर में मौजूद होखे के बावजूद उष्णकटिबंधी जलवायु वाला हवे। ईहे परबत के बिस्तार मानसून के हवा सभ के रोक के बरखा करावे ला आ भारत के जलवायु प एकर दोहरा परभाव पड़े ला। एही परबत सभ से निकले वाली नदी, उपजाऊँ मैदानी हिस्सा में बहे लीं जे एकरे दक्खिन ओर पड़े ला। जीवभूगोल के बिद्वान लोग एह परबत श्रेणी सभ के पृथ्वी के दू गो बड़हन जीवभूगोली इकोज़ोन सभ के बिभाजक सीमा माने ला - समशीतोष्ण (टेम्परेट) पैलीआर्कटिक इकोज़ोन पूरा यूरेशियाई भाग में हिमालय के उत्तर ओर बा आ दक्खिन में उपोष्णकटिबंधी इंडोमलय इकोज़ोन जे हिमालय के दक्खिन में पड़े ला आ जेह में भारतीय उपमहादीप, दक्खिनपूरब एशिया आ इंडोनेशिया नियर इलाका सामिल कइल जालें।

हिमालय दुनिया के सभसे ऊँच परबत हवे, दुनिया के सभसे ऊँच परबत चोटी [[माउंट एवरेस्ट]] ({{convert|8848|m|disp=sqbr}}) एही के हिस्सा हवे आ नेपाल-चीन के सीमा प मौजूद बा।<ref name="manorama2">{{cite book|title = Manorama Yearbook 2006 (India – The Country)| publisher = Malayala Manorama | year = 2006 | page = 516 | issn = 0542-5778}}</ref> हिमालय द्वारा भारत के उत्तर-पूरबी बाडर भी बने ला, एह जगह ई भारत के उत्तर-पूरबी एशिया से बिलग करे ला। ई परबत दुनिया के सभसे नया मोड़दार परबत सभ में से भी एक हवे आ बिना कौनों ब्यवधान के की लगभग {{convert|2500|km|mi||abbr=on}} लंबाई में बिस्तार लिहले बा आ कुल {{convert|500000|km2|mi2||abbr=on}} क्षेत्रफल पर फइलल बाटे।<ref name="manorama2"/> हिमालय के बिस्तार जम्मू-काश्मीर से ले के अरुणाचल प्रदेश ले बा आ एह परबती हिस्सा में भारत के अउरी राज्य सभ हिमाचल प्रदेश, उत्तराखंड आ सिक्किम राज्य बाने जिन्हन के ज्यादातर हिस्सा हिमालय के परबती भाग में पड़े ला। हिमालय के कई गो चोटी सभ {{convert|7000|m|ft||abbr=on}} से ऊँच बाड़ी स आ एह इलाका में बरफ रेखा (जेकरे ऊपर बर्फ जमल रहे ला) करीबन {{convert|6000|m|ft||abbr=on}} सिक्किम के आसपास से ले के {{convert|3000|m|ft||abbr=on}} के आसपास तक से, काश्मीर में पावल जाले। भारत के प्रशासित इलाका में कंचनजंघा सभसे ऊँच परबत चोटी हवे जे भारत-नेपाल बाडर प बा। हिमालय के ज्यादातर चोटी सभ सालो भर बरफ से तोपाइल रहे लीं।
[[Image:Kanchenjunga.JPG|thumb|[[सिक्किम]] से देखे पर माउंट [[कंचनजंघा]]।]]

*The [[Karakoram]] is situated in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. It has more than sixty peaks above {{convert|7000|m|ft||abbr=on}}, including [[K2 (mountain)|K2]], the second highest peak in the world {{convert|8611|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. K2 is just {{convert|237|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} smaller than the {{convert|8848|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} [[Mount Everest]]. The range is about {{convert|500|km|mi||abbr=on}} in length and the most heavily [[glacier|glaciated]] part of the world outside of the polar regions. The [[Siachen Glacier]] at {{convert|76|km|mi||abbr=on}} and the [[Biafo Glacier]] at {{convert|67|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} rank as the world's second and third-longest glaciers outside the polar regions.<ref name="Measurements">Measurements are from recent imagery, generally supplemented with Russian 1:200,000 scale topographic mapping as well as Jerzy Wala, ''Orographical Sketch Map: Karakoram: Sheets 1 & 2'', Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.</ref> Just to the west of the northwest end of the Karakoram, lies the [[Hindu Raj]] range, beyond which is the [[Hindu Kush]] range. The southern boundary of the Karakoram is formed by the [[Gilgit River|Gilgit]], [[Indus River|Indus]] and Shyok rivers, which separate the range from the northwestern end of the Himalayas.
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*The [[Patkai]], or Purvanchal, are situated near India's eastern border with Burma. They were created by the same tectonic processes which led to the formation of the Himalayas. The physical features of the Patkai mountains are conical peaks, steep slopes and deep valleys. The Patkai ranges are not as rugged or tall as the Himalayas. There are three hill ranges that come under the Patkai: the Patkai–Bum, the [[Garo Hills|Garo]]–[[Khasi Hills|Khasi]]–[[Jaintia Hills|Jaintia]] and the [[Lushai hills]]. The Garo–Khasi range lies in Meghalaya. [[Mawsynram]], a village near [[Cherrapunji]] lying on the [[windward]] side of these hills, has the distinction of being the wettest place in the world, receiving the highest annual rainfall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nios.ac.in/SecSoccour/English/Lesson07.pdf |format=PDF|title= Physical divisions|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212061106/http://www.nios.ac.in/SecSoccour/English/Lesson07.pdf |archivedate=12 December 2004}}</ref>
[[Image:Manduvalley1 coolspark.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Vindhyas]] in central India]]

===The Peninsular Plateau===
*The [[Vindhya]] range runs across most of central India, extending {{convert|1050|km|mi||abbr=on}}.<ref name="manorama2"/> The average elevation of these hills is from {{convert|300|to|600|m|abbr=on}} and rarely goes above {{convert|700|m}}.<ref name="manorama2"/> They are believed to have been formed by the wastes created by the weathering of the ancient Aravali mountains.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Indian geographical journal|year=1971 |publisher=Indian Geographical Society |location= |isbn= |volume=46 |page=52}}</ref> Geographically, it separates [[North India|Northern]] India from [[South India|Southern]] India. The western end of the range lies in eastern Gujarat, near its border with Madhya Pradesh, and runs east and north, almost meeting the Ganges at [[Mirzapur]]
[[File:Dry deciduous Jungles at Ramatheertham 03.jpg|thumb|Dry deciduous and thorny forests of plateau regions in India]]

*The [[Malwa Plateau]] is spread across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The average elevation of the Malwa plateau is 500 metres, and the landscape generally slopes towards the north. Most of the region is drained by the Chambal River and its tributaries; the western part is drained by the upper reaches of the [[Mahi River]].
*Kutch Kathiawar plateau
Kutch Kathiawar plateau is located in Gujarat state.

*The [[Deccan Plateau]] is a large triangular plateau, bounded by the Vindhyas to the north and flanked by the Eastern and Western Ghats. The Deccan covers a total area of 1.9 million&nbsp;km² (735,000 mile²). It is mostly flat, with elevations ranging from {{convert|300|to|600|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The average elevation of the plateau is {{convert|2000|ft|m}} above sea level. The surface slopes from {{convert|3000|ft|m}} in the west to {{convert|1500|ft|m}} in the east.<ref name="HSW">{{cite web|title=The Deccan Plateau|url=http://geography.howstuffworks.com/asia/the-deccan-plateau.htm|publisher=How Stuff Works|accessdate=14 November 2008}}</ref> It slopes gently from west to east and gives rise to several peninsular rivers such as the [[Godavari River|Godavari]], the [[Krishna River|Krishna]], the [[Kaveri]] and the [[Mahanadi River|Mahanadi]] which drain into the Bay of Bengal. This region is mostly semi-arid as it lies on the leeward side of both Ghats. Much of the Deccan is covered by thorn scrub forest scattered with small regions of [[deciduous]] broadleaf forest. Climate in the Deccan ranges from hot summers to mild winters.
*The [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]] is situated in eastern India, covering much of Jharkhand and adjacent parts of Odisha, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. Its total area is approximately {{convert|65000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and is made up of three smaller plateaus — the Ranchi, Hazaribagh, and Kodarma plateaus. The Ranchi plateau is the largest, with an average elevation of {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Much of the plateau is forested, covered by the [[Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forest]]s. Vast reserves of metal ores and [[coal]] have been found in the Chota Nagpur plateau. The [[Kathiawar]] peninsula in western Gujarat is bounded by the Gulf of Kutch and the Gulf of Khambat. The natural vegetation in most of the peninsula is [[xeric scrub]], part of the [[Northwestern thorn scrub forests]] ecoregion.
*The [[Satpura Range]] begins in eastern Gujarat near the Arabian Sea coast and runs east across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. It extends {{convert|900|km|mi||abbr=on}} with many peaks rising above {{convert|1000|m|ft||abbr=on}}.<ref name="manorama2"/> It is triangular in shape, with its apex at [[Ratnapuri, India|Ratnapuri]] and the two sides being parallel to the [[Tapti River|Tapti]] and [[Narmada River|Narmada]] rivers.<ref name="manorama3">{{cite book| title = Manorama Yearbook 2006 (India – The Country)| page = 517}}</ref> It runs parallel to the Vindhya Range, which lies to the north, and these two east-west ranges divide the Indo–Gangetic plain from the Deccan Plateau located north of River Narmada.
*The [[Aravali Range]] is the oldest mountain range in India, running across Rajasthan from northeast to southwest direction, extending approximately {{convert|800|km|mi||abbr=on}}.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Kpd9lLY_0-IC&pg=PA92&dq=Aravali&as_brr=0 Aravali Range] ''Students' Britannica India'', by Dale Hoiberg, Indu Ramchandani. Published by Popular Prakashan, 2000. {{ISBN|0-85229-760-2}}. ''Page 92-93''.</ref> The northern end of the range continues as isolated hills and rocky ridges into [[हरियाणा]], ending near [[दिल्ली]]. The highest peak in this range is [[Guru Shikhar]] at [[Mount Abu]], rising to {{convert|1722|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, lying near the border with Gujarat.<ref>{{cite book|title=Deccan Heritage |last=Gupta|first=Harsh K |author2=Aloka Parasher-Sen |author3=Dorairajan Balasubramanian  |year=2000 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |location= |isbn=81-7371-285-9 |page=28}}</ref> The Aravali Range is the eroded stub of an ancient [[fold mountain]] system.<ref>{{cite book |title=Tropical geomorphology: a morphogenetic study of Rajasthan |last=Sharma |first=Hari Shanker|year=1987 |publisher=Concept |location= |isbn=81-7022-041-6 |page=295}}</ref> The range rose in a [[Precambrian]] event called the Aravali–Delhi [[orogen]]. The range joins two of the ancient segments that make up the Indian [[craton]], the [[Marwar]] segment to the northwest of the range, and the Bundelkhand segment to the southeast.
*The [[Western Ghats]] or Sahyadri mountains run along the western edge of India's [[Deccan Plateau]] and separate it from a narrow coastal plain along the [[Arabian Sea]]. The range runs approximately {{convert|1600|km|mi||abbr=on}}<ref name="manorama3"/> from south of the [[Tapti River]] near the Gujarat–Maharashtra border and across Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu to the southern tip of the Deccan peninsula. The average elevation is around {{convert|1000|m|ft||abbr=on}}.<ref name="manorama3"/> [[Anai Mudi]] in the [[Anaimalai Hills]] {{convert|2695|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in Kerala is the highest peak in the Western Ghats.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Clayton |first=Pamela |date=November 2006 |title=Introduction |journal=Literacy in Kerala |publisher=[[University of Glasgow]] |isbn=0-86389-068-7 |url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/kerala/LiteracyinKerala.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=8 September 2009 }}{{dead link|date=जनवरी 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

[[Image:Western-Ghats-Matheran.jpg|thumb|right|[[Western Ghats]] near Matheran]]
[[File:Kollimalai Kundrugal.JPG|thumb|left|Kolli Hills of the [[Eastern Ghats]], [[तमिलनाडु]]]]

*The [[Eastern Ghats]] are a discontinuous range of mountains, which have been eroded and quadrisected by the four major rivers of southern India, the [[Godavari River|Godavari]], [[Mahanadi River|Mahanadi]], [[Krishna River|Krishna]], and [[Kaveri River|Kaveri]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill ranges of south east India |last=Pullaiah |first=Thammineni|author2=D.Muralidhara Rao |year=2002 |publisher=Daya Books |location= |isbn=81-87498-49-8 |page=1 |volume=1 |chapter=Preface}}</ref> These mountains extend from West Bengal to Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, along the coast and parallel to the Bay of Bengal. Though not as tall as the Western Ghats, some of its peaks are over {{convert|1000|m|ft||abbr=on}} in height.<ref name="manorama3"/> The [[Nilgiri mountains|Nilgiri]] hills in Tamil Nadu lies at the junction of the Eastern and Western Ghats. Arma Konda ({{convert|1680|m|abbr=on}}) in Andhra Pradesh is the tallest peak in Eastern Ghats.<ref name="Pletcher2013">{{cite book | author=Kenneth Pletcher | title=The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mjr0X-8jrLAC&pg=PA28 | accessdate= 27 मार्च 2014 | date=अगस्त 2010 | publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group, 2010 | isbn=978-16-1530-142-3 | pages=28}}</ref>

[[File:Pond at Punyagiri temple.jpg|thumb|left|Dry Evergreen Forests along the [[Eastern Ghats]], [[आंध्र प्रदेश]]]]

===Indo-Gangetic plain===
[[Image:IndoGangeticPlain Map.png|thumb|right|Extent of the Indo-Gangetic plain across South Asia]]
[[File:Kalinagar Floods B.JPG|thumb|right|Many areas remain flooded during the heavy rains brought by [[monsoon]] in the Indian state of [[पच्छिम बंगाल]].]]
{{Main article|Indo-Gangetic plain}}
The Indo-Gangetic plains, also known as the ''Great Plains'' are large [[alluvial plain]]s dominated by three main rivers, the [[Indus River|Indus]], [[Ganges River|Ganges]], and [[Brahmaputra]]. They run parallel to the Himalayas, from [[जम्मू-काश्मीर]] in the west to [[आसाम]] in the east, and drain most of northern and eastern India. The plains encompass an area of {{convert|700000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. The major rivers in this region are the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra along with their main tributaries–[[Yamuna River|Yamuna]], [[Chambal River|Chambal]], [[Gomti River|Gomti]], [[Ghaghara River|Ghaghara]], [[Kosi River|Kosi]], [[Sutlej River|Sutlej]], [[Ravi River|Ravi]], [[Beas River|Beas]], [[Chenab River|Chenab]], and [[Tista River|Tista]]—as well as the rivers of the [[Ganges Delta]], such as the [[Meghna River|Meghna]].

The great plains are sometimes classified into four divisions:
* The '''[[Bhabar]]''' belt is adjacent to the foothills of the Himalayas and consists of boulders and pebbles which have been carried down by streams. As the [[porosity]] of this belt is very high, the streams flow underground. The Bhabar is generally narrow with its width varying between {{convert|6|to|15|km|abbr=on}}.
* The '''[[Tarai]]''' belt lies south of the adjacent Bhabar region and is composed of newer alluvium. The underground streams reappear in this region. The region is excessively moist and thickly forested. It also receives heavy rainfall throughout the year and is populated with a variety of wildlife.
* The '''Bangar''' belt consists of older alluvium and forms the alluvial terrace of the flood plains. In the Gangetic plains, it has a low upland covered by laterite deposits.
* The '''Khadar''' belt lies in lowland areas after the Bangar belt. It is made up of fresh newer alluvium which is deposited by the rivers flowing down the plain.

The '''Indo-Gangetic belt''' is the world's most extensive expanse of uninterrupted [[alluvium]] formed by the deposition of [[silt]] by the numerous rivers. The plains are flat making it conducive for [[irrigation]] through [[canal]]s. The area is also rich in [[ground water]] sources.The plains are one of the world's most [[intensive farming|intensely farmed]] areas. The main crops grown are [[rice]] and [[wheat]], which are grown in [[Crop rotation|rotation]]. Other important crops grown in the region include [[maize]], [[sugarcane]] and [[cotton]]. The Indo-Gangetic plains rank among the world's most densely populated areas.

===Thar Desert===
[[File:Thar desert Rajasthan India.jpg|thumb|left|Thar desert, [[राजस्थान]]]]
{{Main article|Thar Desert}}
The Thar Desert (also known as ''the deserts'') is by some calculations the world's seventh largest desert, by some others the tenth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geology.com/records/largest-desert.shtml|title=The World's Largest Desert|publisher=geology.com|accessdate=14 May 2011}}</ref> It forms a significant portion of western India and covers an area of {{convert|200000|to|238700|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/590028/Thar-Desert|title=Thar Desert|publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|accessdate=14 May 2011}}</ref> The desert continues into Pakistan as the [[Cholistan Desert]]. Most of the Thar Desert is situated in [[राजस्थान]], covering 61% of its geographic area.

About 10 percent of this region comprises sand dunes, and the remaining 90 percent consist of craggy rock forms, compacted salt-lake bottoms, and interdunal and fixed dune areas. Annual temperatures can range from {{convert|0|C}} in the winter to over {{convert|50|C}} during the summer. Most of the rainfall received in this region is associated with the short July–September southwest monsoon that brings {{convert|100|to|500|mm|abbr=on}} of precipitation. Water is scarce and occurs at great depths, ranging from {{convert|30|to|120|m}} below the ground level.<ref name="KAUL">{{cite book|title=Afforestation in Arid zones|author=Kaul, R.N.|publisher=N.V. Publishers, [[The Hague]]|year=1970}}</ref> Rainfall is precarious and erratic, ranging from below {{convert|120|mm|in|abbr=on}} in the extreme west to {{convert|375|mm|in|abbr=on}} eastward.The only river in this region is Luni. The soils of the arid region are generally sandy to sandy-loam in texture. The consistency and depth vary as per the topographical features. The low-lying loams are heavier may have a hard pan of clay, [[calcium carbonate]] or [[gypsum]].

In western India, the Kutch region in Gujarat and Koyna in Maharashtra are classified as a Zone IV region (high risk) for earthquakes. The Kutch city of [[Bhuj]] was the [[epicentre]] of the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]], which claimed the lives of more than 1,337 people and injured 166,836 while destroying or damaging near a million homes.<ref name="USGS">{{cite web
 |title=Preliminary Earthquake Report 
 |publisher=USGS Earthquake Hazards Program 
 |url=http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2001/eq_010126/ 
 |accessdate=21 November 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120094220/http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2001/eq_010126/ 
 |archivedate=20 November 2007 
 |df= 
}}</ref> The [[1993 Latur earthquake]] in Maharashtra killed 7,928 people and injured 30,000.<ref name=IIRS>{{cite journal | title = Earthquake Risk Assessment of Buildings: Applicability of HAZUS in Dehradun, India |url = http://www.iirs-nrsa.gov.in/pdf/brijesh_thesis2005.pdf | author= Brijesh Gulati |date=January 2006 | publisher=Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, National Remote Sensing Agency|format= PDF | accessdate = 19 November 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080528065451/http://www.iirs-nrsa.gov.in/pdf/brijesh_thesis2005.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 28 May 2008}}</ref> Other areas have a moderate to low risk of an earthquake occurring.<ref>{{cite book | title = Manorama Yearbook 2006 (India – The Country)|page = 519}}</ref>

===Coasts===
[[File:(Bay of Bengal) Beach View from Tenneti Park 07.JPG|thumb|left|[[Visakhapatnam]] beach view, Bay of Bengal, [[आंध्र प्रदेश]]]]
(The Eastern Coastal Plain is a wide stretch of land lying between the Eastern Ghats and the oceanic boundary of India. It stretches from [[तमिलनाडु]] in the south to [[पच्छिम बंगाल]] in the east. The [[Mahanadi river|Mahanadi]], Godavari, Kaveri, and [[Krishna River|Krishna]] rivers drain these plains. The temperature in the coastal regions often exceeds {{convert|30|°C|°F}}, and is coupled with high levels of [[humidity]]. The region receives both the [[Monsoon#Northeast monsoon|northeast monsoon]] and [[Southwest monsoon#Southwest monsoon|southwest monsoon]] rains.) The southwest monsoon splits into two branches, the Bay of Bengal branch and the Arabian Sea branch. (The Bay of Bengal branch moves northwards crossing northeast India in early June. The Arabian Sea branch moves northwards and discharges much of its rain on the windward side of Western Ghats. Annual rainfall in this region averages between {{convert|1000|and|3000|mm|in|abbr=on}}. The width of the plains varies between {{convert|100|and|130|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="RWH">{{cite web|title=The Eastern Coastal Plain|url=http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/eco/ecp.htm|publisher=Rainwaterharvesting.org|accessdate=19 November 2008}}</ref> The plains are divided into six regions—the Mahanadi delta, the southern Andhra Pradesh plain, the Krishna-Godavari deltas, the [[Kanyakumari]] coast, the [[Coromandel Coast]], and sandy coastal).{{Citation needed|date=मई 2011}}

The Western Coastal Plain is a narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, ranging from {{convert|50|to|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} in width. It extends from Gujarat in the north and extends through Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, and Kerala. Numerous rivers and backwaters inundate the region. Mostly originating in the Western Ghats, the rivers are fast-flowing, usually perennial, and empty into [[estuary|estuaries]]. Major rivers flowing into the sea are the Tapi, Narmada, [[Mandovi]] and [[Zuari]]. Vegetation is mostly deciduous, but the [[Malabar Coast moist forests]] constitute a unique ecoregion. The Western Coastal Plain can be divided into two parts, the [[Konkan]] and the [[Malabar Coast]].

[[Image:Varkala beach.JPG|thumb|right|[[Varkala]] beach on [[केरल]]'s coast, [[Arabian Sea]]]]