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- A coastal plain is a flat, low-lying area that lies adjacent to a seacoast.
- The best-known examples of coastal plains are the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains of North America.
- The Gulf Coastal Plain runs a distance of 1579 km.
- In India, there are western coastal plains and eastern coastal plains.
- They lie on either side of the Deccan Plateau along the eastern and western coasts of India.
- These two coastal plains meet at Kanyakumari in the south.
- Together, they cover a total distance of 6150 km.
- The deltas present on the east coastal plains of India are very fertile and productive for agriculture.
- There are big and small ports in the coastal plains that help with trade.
- The coastal plains of India are densely populated, with fishing as the primary occupation.
