Sea ports of India,how many and their names
Answers
- Write about the sea ports of India.
- How many sea ports are their in India and name them?
- Sea ports are man-made, and are build near the shores. They are made to ensure safety for sea travellers.
- It provide many facilities and necessary equipments for passengers.
- India is surrounded by 3 big water bodies, The Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. 95% of India's foreign trade are done, through sea ports.
- The sea ports plays role in the International North-South Trade Corridor, which trade with the Eurasia and the Arctic.
- There are 13 major and 200 minor sea ports in India.
- Examples of major ports are :-
☞ Kandla (Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat),
☞ Mumbai port (Maharashtra, biggest port in India with natural harbour)
☞ Jawaharlal Lal Nehru port (Near by Mumbai port)
☞ Marmagao (Panaji, used for exporting iron ore)
☞ New Mangalore ( Karnataka, used for exporting iron ore)
☞ Kochchi ( Kerala, natural harbour)
☞ Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
☞ Chennai port (Tamil Nadu, oldest artificial port)
☞ Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh, used for exporting iron ore)
☞ Paradwip (Odisha, used for exporting iron ore)
☞ Kolkata port (West Bengal, tidal port)
☞ Haldia (West Bengal )
Sea ports are man-made, and are build near the shores. They are made to ensure safety for sea travellers.
It provide many facilities and necessary equipments for passengers.
India is surrounded by 3 big water bodies, The Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. 95% of India's foreign trade are done, through sea ports.
The sea ports plays role in the International North-South Trade Corridor, which trade with the Eurasia and the Arctic.
There are 13 major and 200 minor sea ports in India.
Examples of major ports are :-
☞ Kandla (Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat),
☞ Mumbai port (Maharashtra, biggest port in India with natural harbour)
☞ Jawaharlal Lal Nehru port (Near by Mumbai port)
☞ Marmagao (Panaji, used for exporting iron ore)
☞ New Mangalore ( Karnataka, used for exporting iron ore)
☞ Kochchi ( Kerala, natural harbour)
☞ Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
☞ Chennai port (Tamil Nadu, oldest artificial port)
☞ Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh, used for exporting iron ore)
☞ Paradwip (Odisha, used for exporting iron ore)
☞ Kolkata port (West Bengal, tidal port)
☞ Haldia (West Bengal )