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 ...
Dolphin’s Nose, a bluff headland 163m high, is conspicuous when viewed from the NE or SW. A lighthouse with a racon, two radio masts, and a flagstaff stand on Dolphin’s Nose.Dolphin’s Nose has been reported to be a good radar target up to 17 miles.Caution: A wreck lies about ...
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 ...
Gangavaram Port is located at Visakhapatnam, the industrial nerve center of Andhra Pradesh.
The coast here forms a bay between Yarada Hill at north and Mukkoma
Hill at south. A creek in between these two hills forms Balacheruvu
Lagoon, where the natural port of Gangavaram has ...
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 ...
