Interesting facts about India's Coastline 1. India has a total coastline of 7516.6 km, out of which mainland coastline consists of 6100 km and islands coastline consists of 1197 km.
2. Indian coastline touches nine states and four union territories. The nine states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa , Karnataka , Kerala , Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.
Union territories include Daman & Diu , Puducherry , Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands.
3. Gujarat has the longest sea coastline in India of 1600 km.
4. India's mainland coastline is divided into two parts - Eastern coastline and Western coastline.
5. The Eastern coastline includes Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal and extends from Ganaga delta in the North to Kanyakumari in the South.
6. The Eastern coastline can be divided into three parts according to states , Orissa or Utkal Coastal plain , Andhra coastal plain and Tamil Nadu Coastal plain.
7. The Tamil Nadu Coast and parts of Andhra coast together are known as Coromandel Coast or Payan Ghat.
8. The Western coastline, on the other hand, extends from Rann of Kachchh in the North to Kanyakumari in the South.
9. It is divided into three parts , Konkan coast, the Karnataka coast and Kerala coast.
10. Coconut tress grow all along the Western Coast.
11. The sands of Kerala coast have large quantity of Monazite, which is used for neclear power. Low lying areas of Gujarat are famous for producing salt.
