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Andhra Pradesh

The coastal areas in Andhra Pradesh are drained by the Godavari and the Krishna

rivers. An important seaport is Vishakhapatnam which has a steel plant, a
shipbuilding yard, an oil refinery, etc.

Odisha
The coastal plains in Odisha are

called the Northern Circars. The

Mahanadi river forms its delta in this
region. Rice and coconuts are widely
produced. Thousands of tourists visit

the temple towns of Puri, Konark and

Bhubaneshwar. Puri is famous for the
Rathyatra. The Chilika Lake and the
Nandankanan National Park are also Nandan Kanan Natural Park

tourist attractions. Most of the people speak Odia language. Chandipur is an

important place for scientific and defence research. Bhubaneshwar is the capital.

• Critical thinking
Fill in the blanks with information from the text.

1. The word ‘kerala’ means .
2. The Beach is the longest beach in India.
3. Auroville is known for and .

The Indian Island Groups

There are two main groups of islands, which are located far away from the coast

of the Indian mainland.

The Andaman and Nicobar group of islands is situated in the Bay of Bengal. It

consists of 265 big and small islands. Out of them, about 38 islands are inhabited.

Most of the islands are mountainous. The southernmost point of these islands is
called the Indira Point. Sri Vijaya Puram is the capital city. These islands are
covered with thick forests.

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