Malabar Coast
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Kerala , Karnataka , Goa , Puducherry (union territory) and Tamil Nadu
- Density
- 816/km (2,110/sq mi)
- Official
- Konkani , Malayalam , Tulu , Kannada , English , Tamil
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30 ( IST )
- Iso 3166 code
- IN-KL , IN-TN, IN-PY and IN-KA
- No of districts
- 14 (9 in Kerala , 3 in Karnataka , 1 in Puducherry (union territory) and 1 in Tamil Nadu )
- Climate
- Tropical ( Köppen )
via Wikipedia infobox
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The Malabar Coast ( Malayalam: [mɐlɐbaːr]) is the southwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. It generally refers to the western coastline of India stretching from Konkan to Kanyakumari. Geographically, it comprises one of the wettest regions of the subcontinent, which includes the southern tip of Goa, Kanara region of Karnataka, all of Kerala and Kanyakumari region of Tamil Nadu.
Kuttanad, which is the point of the lowest elevation in India, lies on the Malabar Coast. Kuttanad, also known as The Rice Bowl of Kerala, is among the few places in the world where cultivation takes place below sea level. The peak of Anamudi, which is also the point of highest elevation in India outside the Himalayas, lies parallel to the Malabar Coast on the Western Ghats.