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Maravanthe is a village and a beach in Byndoor Taluk, Udupi District, Karnataka, India. It is about 115 km from industrial hub Mangalore, 55 km from Udupi.18 km from Kundapura. and 21 km from Byndoor. NH-66 (erstwhile NH-17) runs next to the beach and the Suparnika River flows on the other side of the road. [1]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 07:25, 24 January 2007: 2,048 × 1,536 (1.37 MB): Anandavinash (talk | contribs): Picture of OM Beach in karnataka, India. The picture has been taken by me and I thought I should share it with WIKIPEDIA because there's only one picture of the beach on your article.
The warm beaches of Karnataka are mostly unspoiled. Jamboti, 20 km south-west of Belgaum, has popular evergreen hilltop forests. Karnataka is blessed with over 300 km of pristine coastal stretch. Netrani Island of Uttara Kannada is known for coral reefs. St. Mary's Island, a few kilometres from Udupi has basalt rock formations.
Delta Beach, also known as Kodi Bengre Beach, is located in a small village of Kodi Bengre in Udupi district, Karnataka. The beach is located at an estuary where the Swarna River meets the Arabian Sea. [1] This place has other neighbouring small islands (locally known as "Kudru"). Delta Beach, has a mini port for fisheries.
With the discovery of the sea route to India in 1498, Vasco da Gama landed at St Mary's Islands, at the end of the voyage from the Kingdom of Portugal.Da Gama fixed a cross and named one of these islands O Padrão de Santa Maria in Portuguese, as a dedication to St Mary, the virgin-mother of Jesus Christ, before proceeding to Calicut (Kozhikode) in the Malabar region, the present-day Kerala.
Kanva Reservoir is an artificial lake and tourist attraction 69 kilometres (43 mi) from Bangalore, India, formed by the damming of the Kanva River in an irrigation project.
Karanji Lake (also known as Fountain Lake) is a lake located in the city of Mysore in the state of Karnataka, India. The lake is surrounded by a nature park consisting of a butterfly park and a walk-through aviary. [1] This aviary is the biggest 'walk-through aviary' in India. [2]
Karwar beach looking towards Madlimgadh and Kurumgad Islands. Karwar port is located at Baithkol, Karwar Bay. Hills and coastal islands make the port a natural harbour, sheltered from the Arabian sea. The port which is operated by the Government of Karnataka, services the hinterland of northern Karnataka, Goa and southern Maharashtra.