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The '''Coromandel Coast''' is the southeastern coastal region of the [[Indian subcontinent]], bounded by the [[Utkal Plains]] to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the [[Kaveri]] delta to the south, and the [[Eastern Ghats]] to the west, extending over an area of about 22,800 square kilometres.<ref name=britannica>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Coromandel-Coast|title=Coromandel Coast &#124; Tamil Nadu, Bay of Bengal, & Map &#124; Britannica|website=www.britannica.com}}</ref> The coast has an average elevation of 80 metres and is backed by the [[Eastern Ghats]], a chain of low lying and flat-topped hills.

[[File:Coromandel Coast 1753.jpg|thumb|A 1753 French Map of the Coromandel coast]]

The land of the [[Chola dynasty]] was called Cholamandalam in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], literally translated as "[[Mandala (political model)|the realm]] of the Cholas", from which Coromandel is derived.