The western coastal strip, south of Goa is referred to as ________.

Coromandal

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Konkan

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Kannad

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Northern Circar

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Solution

The correct option is C Kannad
The “western coastal strip”, southern side of Goa which is called as Kannad.

The length of this region from north to south is around 300 kilometres.
This region is characterization by the palms which is swayed one and swift brooks run towards the side of Arabian Sea. so, only the ‘western coastal strip’ which is the in the southern goa called as Kannad.

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