An approach to environmental impact study in the Kakinada bay
The Kakinada Bay situated between 82"15' Z and SZ022' E Longitude and 16"Sl' N and 17'N latitude is a. small coastal feature on tho mid-east coast of India. The bay is approximetcly 132 sq, km in extent bounded on its western edge by the mainland. On its east a 16 km lo...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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1986
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Online Access: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10500/ http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10500/1/Environmental_Biology_Coastal_Ecosystem_125-140-1986_Maheswarudu.pdf |
Summary: | The Kakinada Bay situated between 82"15' Z and SZ022' E Longitude and 16"Sl' N and 17'N latitude is a. small coastal feature on tho mid-east coast of India. The bay is approximetcly 132 sq, km in extent bounded on its western edge by the mainland. On its east a 16 km long narrow sand bar is present taking origin and extending from thecartern tip of the Hope island separating the bay from the sea. On its north to north east, he bay opens to the Bay of Bengal by a wide mouth. On its southern and south western edge the hay is connected to the Goduvari cstuarinc complex through a number of inter-connecting creeks and a few narrow rivers which traverse through the mangroves |
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