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Indian Ocean Coasts, Coastal Geomorphology

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Encyclopedia of Coastal Science

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The coastal geomorphology of the Indian Ocean coast, with special reference to coasts of Pakistan, India, SriLanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, is mainly governed by the processes associated with monsoons.

Pakistan

The coastline of Pakistan, from the Iranian border on the west to the Indian border on the east is about 990 km long. This coastline is one of the active tectonic regions. The coast here is associated with a narrow continental shelf, except off Indus delta. The coast of Pakistan is divided into the Makran coast, Las Bela coast, Karachi coast, and Indus Delta coast.

The Makran coast, with approximately 473 km length, from the Iranian border to Ras Malan, consists of long sandy beaches associated with either wide coastal plains or valleys landward. These plains and valleys are interrupted by uplifted marine terraces at places. Also the Makran hill ranges, which lie about 32 km from the coast, become part of the coast at Ras Malan with massive headlands. Spits and bars are common...

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  1. G. N. Nayak
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  1. Department of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA

    Maurice L. Schwartz

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Nayak, G.N. (2005). Indian Ocean Coasts, Coastal Geomorphology. In: Schwartz, M.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3880-1_179

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