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4.6.2 Physiography, Eastern Ghats and coast notes
4 notes, in reading order.
- 4.6.2.1Physiographic divisions of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh has three broad physical divisions: the Eastern Ghats hills, the plateau of the west and south-west (mainly Rayalaseema), and the coastal plains with the great Godavari and Krishna deltas.
Standard · 8 min · Full course - 4.6.2.2Eastern Ghats in AP: Nallamala, Seshachalam, Velikonda, Palkonda and the northern hills
In Andhra Pradesh the Eastern Ghats are a broken chain of hills: high, wide uplands north of the Godavari (Ananthagiri, Arma Konda) and lower, separate ranges south of the Krishna (Nallamala, Erramala, Velikonda, Palkonda, Seshachalam).
Standard · 8 min · Full course - 4.6.2.3AP coastline: length, beaches and coastal features
Andhra Pradesh has a long east-facing coast on the Bay of Bengal, rocky in the north, deltaic in the middle and lined with spits and lagoons in the south: 974 km in the long-used figure and 1,053.07 km in the 2025 re-assessment.
Standard · 8 min · Full course - 4.6.2.4Kolleru and Pulicat: lakes and coastal wetlands of AP
Kolleru is a large freshwater lake between the Godavari and Krishna deltas and is AP's only Ramsar site; Pulicat is a brackish lagoon on the AP–Tamil Nadu border behind Sriharikota, India's second largest after Chilika.
Standard · 8 min · Full course
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