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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
The coastline paradox states that a coastline does not have a well-defined length. Measurements of the length of a coastline behave like a fractal, being different at different scale intervals (distance between points on the coastline at which measurements are taken). The smaller the scale interval (meaning the more detailed the measurement ...
It has a land frontier of 15,200 km (9,445 mi) and a coastline of 7,516.6 km (4,671 mi). [1] On the south, India projects into and is bounded by the Indian Ocean—in particular, by the Arabian Sea on the west, the Lakshadweep Sea to the southwest, the Bay of Bengal on the east, and the Indian Ocean proper to the south.
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
EEZs in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. India has the 18th-largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) with a total size of 2,305,143 km 2 (890,021 sq mi). [1] It includes the Lakshadweep island group in the Laccadive Sea off the southwestern coast of India [2] and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. [3]
This is a partial list of islands in the Indian Republic. There are a total of 1,382 islands (including uninhabited ones) in the country. ... (922 km 2 or 356 sq mi ...
The capital and largest city is Port Blair (officially Sri Vijaya Puram [39]), located 1,190 km (740 mi) from Chennai and 1,255 km (780 mi) from Kolkata on the Indian mainland. [29] Barren Island, the only active volcano in India, is located in the Andaman Sea. [40] [41] [42] The islands have a 1,962 km (1,219 mi) long coast-line. [43]
3,287,364 km 2 (1,222,559 sq mile) including land and water Length of coastline: 18/196: 7,000 km coastline with 2.00 coast/area ratio (m/km sq). According to the Indian naval hydrographic charts, the mainland coastline consists of the following: 43% sandy beaches; 11% rocky shores, including cliffs; and 46% mudflats or marshy shores.