Question

The western coastal strip south of Goa is referred to as _____.

A) Coromandel Coast

B) Konkan Coast

C) Malabar Coast

D) Kannad

Answer 1

Hint: A zone directly adjacent to the waterline where only coast related activities takes place. Coastal strip is also known as Coastal belt. 

Complete answer :

- The coastal strips flank the Peninsular plateau, one stretched along the Bay of Bengal in the East and the other along Arabian sea in the West.

- The western coastal strip that runs from south from Goa to the southernmost tip of India (Kanyakumari) is called the Malabar Coast. The small and shallow, saltwater lakes and lagoons or backwaters are the beauty of this area. These lagoons are connected to each other by canals. 

- The width of western coast is narrower than estern coast.

- The Western coast is between Arabian Sea and Western Ghats.

- The region consists of three sections: the Northern part of the coast is called the Konkan (Mumbai to Goa), the central stretch is called the Kanara or the "Karavali", while the southern stretch is referred to as the Malabar Coast.

- The kannad plain refers  to the Central Stretch of Western Coast, South of Goa.

- The Northernmost part of the Western coast is known as the Konkan, Mumbai-Goa comes under this stretch.

- Kochi is the most important seaport of the Malabar Coast. 

- The Malabar coast is over 845km long and is flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea towards the west. Due to its location and humid winds from the Arabian sea, it is also the wettest region of southern India. 

Thus the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:

i) A coastline is a narrow area which borders the sea or ocean along a continent or around an island. 

ii) The northern segment of the western coastal strip south of Goa is called Karnataka Coast or Kannada Coast or Kanara.

iii) The longest coastline in India is located around the islands of the “Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago”. 

It is followed by the coastline in Gujarat. The smallest coastline is of the union territory “Daman and Diu”.