Question

Backwaters such as Vembanad and Astamudi are located in ________.

• A. Konkan coastal plain
• B. Malabar coastal plain
• C. Coromandel coastal plain
• D. Utkal coastal plain

Answer 1

The correct option is B Malabar coastal plain

• The Malabar Coast is a long and narrow coastline on the south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent.
  
• Vembanad is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala. Vembanad Lake is at the heart of Kerala Backwaters tourism .
  
• kettuvallums plied on it and numerous resorts on its banks.
  
• Ashtamudi Lake in the kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala, is the most visited backwater and lake in the state.
  
• It possesses a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped (also described as octopus-shaped) water body, second only in size to the Vembanad estuary ecosystem of the state.