Gangavaram Port is located at Visakhapatnam, the industrial nerve center of Andhra Pradesh.
The coast here forms a bay between Yarada Hill at north and Mukkoma
Hill at south. A creek in between these two hills forms Balacheruvu
Lagoon, where the natural port of Gangavaram has ...
Dolphin’s Nose, a bluff headland 163m high, is conspicuous when viewed from the NE or SW. A lighthouse with a racon, two radio masts, and a flagstaff stand on Dolphin’s Nose.Dolphin’s Nose has been reported to be a good radar target up to 17 miles.Caution: A wreck lies about ...
The city was so important during times of war that the Indian government decided to set up the Eastern Naval Command, overlooking the more populous Chennai and Kolkata,
and developed Visakhapatnam during that period. The establishment of
the E.N.C. soon after the construction ...
Vishakhapatnam, a port of growing importance and the fourth largest port in India, lies at the mouth of the Meghadri River, close NW of Dolphin’s Nose. Petroleum and iron ore products are the principal exports. The only shipyard in India capable of building ocean-going merchant ...
Pudimadaka Village lies on the shore of a bight about 4 miles NE of Rambilli Beacon. A red stone temple, with three towers, lies in the village.The light was commissioned on 21st January 1971 and renovated in 1991. The lighthouse was on a masonry tower of 26 meters height. It has ...
Pigeon Islet, 21m high and rocky, lies in a small bay 5 miles NE of Kutu Konda.
