Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Gujarat
The correct answer is Gujarat. - Gujarat has the longest coastline in India.
- Its length is 1,600 kilometres.
- Almost 24% of the Indian sea coast.
- It has 41 ports: one major, 11 intermediate, and 29 minor.
- Andhra Pradesh has the second-longest coastline in India.
- The length of the coastline is 974 km along with the Coromandel Coast between the Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal.
- This coastline has a rich agricultural land due to the delta of the Godavari Krishna river and Penna.
- Tamil Nadu is the third largest coastline in India and is known as the Coromandel Coast.
- Major seaports are Tuticorin and Chennai, fishing harbours, Marina Beach (largest natural urban beach in India), and Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park.
- Maharashtra has the fourth largest coastline of 720 km and is known as Konkan Coast.
- Kerala has the fifth largest coastline of 580 km in India and is known as Malabar Coast.
- The total length of India's coastline is 7516.6 kilometres.
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