Visakhapatnam Port
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Overview
Visakhapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh is a deep, land-locked natural harbour on the Bay of Bengal.
It is sheltered by the Dolphin's Nose headland, which protects the inner harbour.
The port handles a large share of iron ore, coal and steel cargo and serves the Visakhapatnam steel plant.
The city is the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command and of the Hindustan Shipyard.
It began operations in 1933.
It is one of the largest ports by cargo on the east coast.
The port is linked to the Bailadila mines.
Visakhapatnam also has an oil refinery and steel plant.
Geography and key facts
- Andhra Pradesh, Bay of Bengal
- Deep, land-locked natural harbour
- Dolphin's Nose headland
- Eastern Naval Command
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in port pairs (2023) and on port tonnage (2000).
Note for UPSC
Andhra Pradesh; a deep, land-locked natural harbour.
Questions cover the coast and state of a port and what makes it distinctive.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2023 · Q2Consider the following pairs : Port How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?…
- UPSC Prelims 2000 · Q71Which one of the following ports of India handles the highest tonnage of import cargo?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Visakhapatnam Port.
Key facts
- Type
- Major port
- State / UT
- Andhra Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 17.698°N, 83.279°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 2 questions · 2023, 2000
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