In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The predominantly deltaic eastern coastal plain is an area of deep sedimentation. Over (1) ______ of its length it is considerably wider (2) ______ the plain on the western coast. (3) ______ major deltas, from south to north, (4) ______ of the Kaveri, the Krishna-Godavari, the Mahanadi, and the Ganges-Brahmaputra rivers. The last of (5) ______ is some 190 miles (300 km) wide, but only about one-third of it lies within India.