What is a port? name any two sea ports on India
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Answer:
A port is a maritime facility which may comprise one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, some ports, such as Hamburg, Manchester, and Duluth, are many miles inland, with access to the sea via river or canal.
seaports on India
Kandla Port, Gujarat – Busiest Port in India. ...
Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Maharashtra (old Nhava Sheva) ...
Mumbai Port (Largest Port of India) ...
Visakhapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh. ...
Chennai Port (Second Largest Sea Port in India) ...
Mormugao Port, Goa. ...
Port Blair Port, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Explanation:
Answer:
A port is a docking place for ships on the coast of the ocean, a river, or a lake. The ports provide facilities of docking, loading, unloading and the storage facilities for cargo.
Three seaports in India:-
- Marmagao Port
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port
- Haldia Port
Explanation:
Jawaharlal Nehru Port at Nhava Sheva was developed as a satellite port to relieve the pressure at the Mumbai port. It is the largest container port in India.
Marmagao Port, situated at the entrance of the Zuari estuary, is a natural harbour in Goa. It gained significance after its remodelling in 1961 to handle iron-ore exports to Japan. Construction of Konkan railway has considerably extended the hinterland of this port. Karnataka, Goa, Southern Maharashtra constitute its hinterland.
Haldia Port is located 105 km downstream from Kolkata. It has been constructed to reduce the congestion at Kolkata port. It handles bulk cargo like iron ore, coal, petroleum, petroleum products and fertilisers, jute, jute products, cotton and cotton yarn, etc.