Cape / point
Point Calimere (Kodiakkarai)
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Overview
Point Calimere (Kodiakkarai) is a cape on the Coromandel coast in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, where the coast turns west towards Palk Bay.
The Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary protects dry evergreen forest, mudflats and lagoons. It is famous for blackbucks and for huge flocks of flamingos and other wading birds in winter.
It was designated a Ramsar site in 2002.
Geography and key facts
- Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
- Cape at the head of Palk Bay
- Blackbucks; flamingos and waders
- Ramsar site (2002)
Why it matters for UPSC
Capes of India – Kanyakumari, Point Calimere, Dhanushkodi – and the Ramsar link are often asked.
Note for UPSC
Tamil Nadu; a wildlife and bird sanctuary on the Coromandel coast.
Useful for questions on India's extreme points and coastline.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Point Calimere (Kodiakkarai) yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Cape / point
- State / UT
- Tamil Nadu
- Coordinates
- 10.284°N, 79.824°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
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