Karaikal Port is a coastal lagoon type harbor located about about 200 miles S of Chennai (Madras) and about 9 miles S of the inland city of Karaikal. The port is privately operated by Karaikal Port Private Limited (KPPL) and is located between the Pravadayanar River and the Vettar ...
Nagapattinam (Negapatam), the principal port of the Thanjavur District, lies at the mouth of the Uppanar River.Vessels anchor in the roadstead off the port to work cargo.All cargo is handled at the anchorage by lighters. About 114 ofthese lighters are available, each with a capacity ...
Point Calimere is the southernmost extremity of the Coromandel Coast and the NW entrance point of Palk Strait. The following conspicuous objects lie in the vicinity of the point: 1. Point Calimere Light, that is shown from a concrete tower, 18.2m high, close within the point; ...
The town of Porto Novo lies on the N bank of the Vellar River about 1 mile within the mouth. it's an isolated fishing hamlet. A white flagstaff on the N bank of the river entrance and the two white boundary markers, one N and one S of the town, are conspicuous landmarks. A light ...
Cuddalore Light is exhibited from a white round concrete tower 0.2 mile W of the mouth of the Uppanar River. A white flagstaff, 31m high and conspicuous, stands 0.6 mile NNE of the lighthouse.Cuddalore Light has been reported to be a good radar target up to 21 miles.A dangerous ...
Cuddalore is a fast growing industrial city and headquarter of Cuddalore district in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. Located 25 kilometres south of Pondicherry on the coast of Bay of Bengal, Cuddalore has a large number of industries which employ a great deal of the city's ...