Which of the following is/are the features of the west flowing rivers?

These do not form estuaries

These do not form distributaries

These do not form deltas

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The rivers flowing towards the Arabian Sea have short courses because their origins lie closer to the sea, and the Western Ghats act as a water divide.
Peninsular rivers which fall into the Arabian Sea do not form deltas, but only estuaries. This is due to the fact that the west flowing rivers, especially the Narmada and the Tapi flow through hard rocks and hence do not carry any good amount of silt.
Moreover, the tributaries of these rivers are very small and hence they don’t contribute any silt.
These rivers are not able to form distributaries or a delta before they enter the sea.
They are also rain-fed and are seasonal rivers.

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The rivers flowing towards the Arabian Sea have short courses because their origins lie closer to the sea, and the Western Ghats act as a water divide.
Peninsular rivers which fall into the Arabian Sea do not form deltas, but only estuaries. This is due to the fact that the west flowing rivers, especially the Narmada and the Tapi flow through hard rocks and hence do not carry any good amount of silt.
Moreover, the tributaries of these rivers are very small and hence they don’t contribute any silt.
These rivers are not able to form distributaries or a delta before they enter the sea.
They are also rain-fed and are seasonal rivers.

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