Coastal plains can be divided into two divisions on the basis of their location:
i. The Western Coastal Plains
ii. The Eastern Coastal Plains
i. The Western Coastal Plain:
It is characterised by seasonal rivers, high relief, dissected terrain, faulted structures, indented coastline, rias and cliffs etc.
The coast has a number of bays and headlands, estuaries, backwater lagoons, swamps, salt marshes, mangrove forests, clean and beautiful beaches etc.
ii. The Eastern Coastal Plain:
It is characterised by deltaic plains. These deltas are formed due to deposition work of rivers.
Extensive deltas of Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri rivers etc. are characteristic features of this coastal region.
