How long is the coastaline of India? What are the benefits of it? What commodities were taken from India to different countries of the world?
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The coastline of India is:-
☑️7516.6 km☑️ long
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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. Indian coastline touches nine states and four union territories. The nine states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.
The long coastline benefits India by giving it a prominent position at the head of Indian Ocean along with access to Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. It helps in conducting sea trade with Africa, West Asia and European countries and building of more ports.
Spices, Muslin, Jute, Cotton, Tea and Indigo were some of the commodities that were taken from India to different countries of the world.