Santapelli rocks, with a least depth of 1.5m and dangerous wrecks close E, lie between 5.5 and 6 miles SE of Santapilli Light. The sea breaks heavily over these dangers with a moderate swell, but not in good weather. The channel between these rocks and the mainland is safe only ...
Bhimunipatnam lies on the S side of the mouth of the large and shallow Gostani River. Vessels anchor in the open roadstead off the town to work cargo. The town is built on the E slopes of a hill, 166m high, which is topped by some trees and a pyramidal obelisk. A white temple lies ...
Vishakhapatnam, a port of growing importance and the fourth largest port in India, lies at the mouth of the Meghadri River, close NW of Dolphin’s Nose. Petroleum and iron ore products are the principal exports. The only shipyard in India capable of building ocean-going merchant ...
The city was so important during times of war that the Indian government decided to set up the Eastern Naval Command, overlooking the more populous Chennai and Kolkata,
and developed Visakhapatnam during that period. The establishment of
the E.N.C. soon after the construction ...
Konada lies at the mouth of a small river. Several white buildings and some trees lie on the N side of the river.
