Explain any three differences between East flowing peninsular rivers and West flowing peninsular rivers

Q- Explain any three differences between east flowing peninsular rivers and west flowing peninsular river.

Answer- 

East flowing peninsular Rivers:

1. All East flowing peninsular Rivers form deltas at their mouth.

2. The East flowing peninsular Rivers originates from the Western Ghats flow eastwards.

3. The East flowing peninsular Rivers drained in Bay of Bengal.

4. The East flowing peninsular Rivers have large volume of water.

5. Some of the East flowing peninsular Rivers are: Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and kaveri.

The West flowing peninsular Rivers:

1. The West flowing peninsular Rivers forms estuaries since they flows from rift valleys.

2. The West flowing peninsular Rivers usually originates in Central India and flow westwards.

3. The West flowing peninsular Rivers drains in Arabian Sea.

4. The West flowing peninsular Rivers have less volume of water.

5. Some examples of West flowing peninsular Rivers are:

Narmada and Tapi.

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