The town of Porto Novo lies on the N bank of the Vellar River about 1 mile within the mouth. it's an isolated fishing hamlet. A white flagstaff on the N bank of the river entrance and the two white boundary markers, one N and one S of the town, are conspicuous landmarks.
A light is shown from a white tower with red bands, 30m high, 0.8 mile N of the flagstaff.
The coast between Porto Novo and Cuddalore, about 13 miles to the N, is low and marked by scattered trees. From the offing, the few sand hills which are visible appear as islets.
Cuddalore Light is exhibited from a white round concrete tower 0.2 mile W of the mouth of the Uppanar River. A white flagstaff, 31m high and conspicuous, stands 0.6 mile NNE of the lighthouse.Cuddalore Light has been reported to be a good radar target up to 21 miles.A dangerous ...
Cuddalore is a fast growing industrial city and headquarter of Cuddalore district in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. Located 25 kilometres south of Pondicherry on the coast of Bay of Bengal, Cuddalore has a large number of industries which employ a great deal of the city's ...
Pondicherry (Pondicherri), the capital and seat of government of the Union Territory of Pondicherry, lies about 13 miles N of Cuddalore. All cargo is handled by lighters at the anchorage off the town.Puducherry currently
has a small shallow water port used for the import & export ...
Pondicherry Light, with a racon, is shown from a white tower with black bands. A ruined iron pier projects E about 0.2 mile from the shore, 1 mile NNE of the light. The following landmarks are conspicuous from the offing:1. A red chimney, 56m high, about 1 mile WNW of the light. 2. ...
Karaikal Port is a coastal lagoon type harbor located about about 200 miles S of Chennai (Madras) and about 9 miles S of the inland city of Karaikal. The port is privately operated by Karaikal Port Private Limited (KPPL) and is located between the Pravadayanar River and the Vettar ...
The town of Porto Novo lies on the N bank of the Vellar River about 1 mile within the mouth. it's an isolated fishing hamlet.
