Tag: physical geography of tamil nadu

• The second largest beach in the world, Marina Beach, extends up to 13 km.
  
• Marina Beach is one of the major tourist attractions in Chennai. 

Kaveri, along with its tributaries Bhavani, Noyyal, Moyar and Amaravathi, is the most important source of canal irrigation. The river's basin covers four states and Union Territories, as follows: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry. The Kavri delta, the distributaries such as Kollidam, Maniyar, Vennar, Vettar, Arasalar, Nettar etc. form an alluvial plain in the quadrangle shape. Towards the south of Tamil Nadu, there are few rivers like Vaigai, Vaippar, Thamirabarani and Kothayar etc.

The river plains in Tamil Nadu are formed by the river Palar, Cheyyar, Pennar and Vellar in the north; Kaveri and its tributaries in the central region; Vaigai, Vaippar and Thamirabarani in the south.

The river plains in Tamil Nadu are formed by the river Palar, Cheyyar, Pennar and Vellar in the north; Kaveri and its tributaries in the central region; Vaigai, Vaippar and Thamirabarani in the south.

The coastal plains of Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Villupuram are together known as the Cholamandalam plains. Ramanathapuram is not the part of Cholamandalam plains.