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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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| Andhra Pradesh |
Rishikonda
Beach-- Bheemunipatnam
-- Manginapudi
Beach-- Vodarevu
Beach --Mypad
Beach |
| Goa |
Colva
Beach --Dona
Paula-- Miramar
-- Anjuna
--
Vagator Beach -- Arambol
Beach -- Agonda |
| Gujarat |
Porbandar
Beach , Chorwad
Beach -- Beyt
Dwarka , Somnath
& Veraval Beach -- Mandvi
Beach -- Gopnath
Beach |
| Karnataka |
Devbagh
Beach --
Om Beach and the Kutle Beach-- Parambur
Beach -- Ullal
Beach --
Murudeshwar-- Malpe
Beach-- Maravanthe -- Karwar
Beach |
| Kerala |
Lighthouse
Beach -- Rockholm
Beach --
Samudra Beach , Ashoka
Beach -- Kappad,
Kovalam--
Varkala--
Thirumullavaram--
Vypeen
and Gundu Island-- Cherai
Beach-- Alleppey
Beach -- Veli
Beach -- Bekal
Beach -- Shangumugham
Beach |
| Lakshwadeep |
Kavratti
--Minicoy--Kadamat--Bangaram |
| Maharashtra |
Ganapatipule--
Velneshwar
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Marve --Manori
& Gorai-- Juhu
--Chowpatty-- Bassien
--Alibag
Murud Janjira -- Dahanu-- Mandwa-Kihim
Beach --
Shriwardhan - Harihareshwar -- Vijaydurg
and Sindhudurg -- Vengurla
- Malvan |
| Orissa |
Puri--
Chandipur
-- Gopalpur-on-sea -- Gahirmatha
beach-- Paradeep
--
Bolighai Beach --
Konark Beach |
| Andaman
& Nicobar |
Corbyn's
Cove --Beaches
of Havelock Island -- Beaches
of Neil Island-- Beaches
of Chiriya Tapu -- Wandoor |
| Pondicherry |
Beaches
of Pondicherry
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| Tamil
Nadu |
Pulicat--
Covelong-- Marina
Beach -- Pichavaram, KurusadaIslands
--
Vattikotai-- Sadurangapattinam
Beach --Mandapam--
Mahabalipuram |
| West
Bengal |
Digha
Beach-- Shankarpur
Beach-- Frazerganj
-- Ganga
Sagar |
| Daman |
Devka
(or Dwarka beach)-- Jaypore
Beach |
| Diu |
Jallandhar
Beach-- Chakratith
Beach-- Nagoa
Beach |
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