c) The northern part of the Western Coastal Plain of India is also known as Konkan. It is the strip of plain spread in 50 km area, starting near the south of the Tapi River and ending near Kerala. The plains are located between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. It consists of three parts. The northern stretch of the coast is called the Konkan(Mumbai-Goa), the central stretch is called the Kanara, while the southern stretch is referred to as the Malabar Coast.