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India
is a land with a long coastline measuring over 6,700 km,
is washed by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Bay of
Bengal to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south.
Flanking the Konkan / Malabar Coast of Maharashtra, Kerala,
Karnataka and Goa, are the Western Ghats. While on the
eastern side, a wider area stretches between Bay of Bengal
and Eastern Ghats, called as the Coromondal Coast.
The Indian
states and Union territories having coastal boundaries are
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Daman &
Diu and Lakshadweep Islands facing the Arabian Sea and
West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
Pondicherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands facing Bay
of Bengal.
Of all these
states and Union Territories, Gujarat has the longest
coastline. India is endowed with several beautiful
beaches, dotting its long coastline. Here we have given
information about some of the beautiful beaches of India.
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