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Coastal India is a geo-cultural region in the Indian subcontinent that spans the entire coastline of India. [1] Indian total coastline is estimated to 11,098 km. [2] Gujarat has the longest coastline with 2340 km. Second longest coastline belongs to Tamilnadu with 1068 km. Andhrapradesh comes third with 1053 km. West Bengal has
As of October 2022, India has following 12 Blue Flag beaches. The Blue Flag beach is a eco-label awarded to the beaches on the criteria of cleanliness, safety and security of users, amenities and eco-friendliness, etc. [1] Counter-clockwise list: Odisha Puri Beach or Puri beach in Puri. [1] Pati Sonepur Sea Beach in Ganjam district; Andhra Pradesh
The eastern and western coastal regions of Deccan Plateau are also densely populated regions of India. The Thar Desert in western Rajasthan is one of the most densely populated deserts in the world. [3] The northern and north-eastern states along the Himalayas contain cold arid deserts with fertile valleys. These states have relatively low ...
The coastline of Andhra Pradesh is located on the southeastern coast of the Indian Peninsula in the Bay of Bengal and is part of the Northern Circars. With a length of 975 km (606 mi), it has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat (third as per some estimates). The coastal corridor boasts several ports, harbors, vast stretches of ...
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According to Constitution of India, maritime transport is to be administered by both the Central and the State governments. While the central government's shipping ministry administers the major ports, the minor and intermediate ports are administered by the relevant departments or ministries in the nine coastal states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha ...
Chola conquests during Rajendra Chola I. The coast of Tamil Nadu was a part of ancient silk route and played an important role in spice trade with western empires. Roman and Greek traders frequented the ancient Tamil country securing trade with the seafaring Tamil states of the Pandyan, Chola and Chera dynasties and establishing trading settlements which secured trade with South Asia by the ...
The list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest to smallest. India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories , including the National Capital Territory of Delhi with Rajasthan being largest in land area.