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Udupi Sri Krishna Matha is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to god Krishna. Staircase inside the Bekal fort St. Marys island, are a set of four small islands in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Malpe in Udupi, Karnataka, India. They are known for their distinctive geological formation of columnar basaltic lava. Mookambika Temple, Kollur
A detailed description of the natural flora and fauna of the islands and the Deria Bahdur Ghur (the islands north of the port of Malpe, named after the cross set up by Vasco da Gama), have been compiled in a manual by John Sturrocks, the district collector of Mangalore in 1894. [17] The highest point on St. Mary's Islands. Flora and fauna
Mangalore was a major port caught up in the Indian Ocean trade since times immemorial. The area around Mangalore along with St Mary's islands and Barcelor, also served as a maritime trade post for the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay, until Shivappa Nayaka defeated Portugal's armada in battle.
Chapter XXIV Florida Indians of Past and Present, in Tebeau, Carson. Florida from Indian Trail to Space Age. (pp. 317–350). Southern Publishing Company. Gannon, Michael V. (1965). The Cross in the Sand. University Presses of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-0776-3; Milanich, Jerald T. (1995) Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe. University Press ...
This is the second-highest number of islands of any state of the United States; only Alaska has more. [ 1 ] Major island chains include the Florida Keys , the Ten Thousand Islands , the Sea Islands , and the barrier islands of the Atlantic coast, the Panhandle Gulf of Mexico coast, and the Tampa Bay Area and Southwest Florida Gulf coast.
[30] [31]: 415 Mangalore is the second largest city of Karnataka, and ninth largest port of India, providing the state with access to the Arabian Sea coastline. [3] Mangalore experienced significant growth in the decades 1970–80, with the opening of New Mangalore Port in 1974 and commissioning of Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited in 1976.
An assortment of pickles like happala, sandige and puli munchi are unique to Mangalore. Khali , a country liquor prepared from the coconut flower's sap is a well-known liquor of Mangalore. [5] The vegetarian cuisine is same as Udupi cuisine. Since Mangalore is a coastal town, Fish forms the staple diet of most people.
Panambur beach is 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Mangalore city and near the harbour at Panambur. [2] It is the most popular, well connected and most visited beach of coastal Karnataka. It has many eateries, lifeguards, boat rides, etc. Beach festivals are occasionally organized here. [3] Sea entrance to Mangalore Harbour