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Which state has the longest coastline in India?
Answer: Gujarat has India’s longest mainland coastline.
Some facts are-
- India’s coastline stretches for a total of 7516.6 kilometres. The mainland coastline is 5422.6 kilometres long, while the island territories’ coastline is 2094 kilometres long.
- Gujarat has a coastline that runs along the Arabian Sea. Gujarat has the nation’s longest mainland coastline, measuring 1214.7 kilometres and accounting for around 23% of the country’s total mainland coastline. All along the Gujarat coastline, there are 41 ports: one large port (Kandla), 11 intermediary ports, and 29 smaller ports.
- Kandla is India’s biggest port in the volume of goods handled. Other notable ports are Navlakhi, Porbandar, Mundra, and many others.
