At one of the places in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the sea water recedes from the shoreline a few kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the seafloor when the water recedes. This unique phenomenon is seen at
- Bhavnagar
- Bheemunipatnam
- Chandipur
- Nagapattinam
Explanation
Option (c) is correct
- Chandipur beach is located in the Baleswar district of Odisha. During low tides the beach recedes up to 5 KM offering visitors the opportunity to walk on the sea bed. This unique phenomenon helps the beach to support its equally unique biodiversity. Also known as the “hide-and-seek beach, it is where the confluence of the Buddhbalanga River meets the Bay of Bengal.
Option (a) is incorrect
- Bhavnagar is a port city in the Gujarat State’s Saurashtra Region.
Option (b) is incorrect
- Bheemunipatnam, also known as Bheemili, is a town in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
- Located at the confluence of the River Gosthani and the Bay of Bengal, Bheemunipatnam is renowned for its exotic Bheemunipatnam Beach and Dutch settlements.
Option (d) is incorrect
- Nagapattinam was an important port town during the reign of the Cholas. Throughout history, colonial powers such as the Dutch and the English held possession of the port town.
