International airport
Visakhapatnam
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Overview
Visakhapatnam is a port city in Andhra Pradesh and anchors the Visakhapatnam–Guntur industrial belt. Its coastal steel plant shows how modern steel moved to the coast to use imported ore and coal. It holds one of India's strategic petroleum reserves, Nepal's trade passes through it, and Cyclone Hudhud struck it in 2014.
Geography and key facts
- Andhra Pradesh port city
- Coastal steel plant
- Strategic petroleum reserve
- Cyclone Hudhud, 2014
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on industrial regions, the strategic petroleum reserves and cyclones.
Note for UPSC
International airport.
Useful for orientation and current-affairs questions on connectivity.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Visakhapatnam yet.
Key facts
- Type
- International airport
- State / UT
- Andhra Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 17.721°N, 83.224°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- India–Nepal and India–Bhutan Relations
- Mineral and Energy Resources and the Location of Industries in India
- Tropical Cyclones and Other Atmospheric Hazards
- World Distribution of Key Resources and Industries
- Energy Infrastructure: Power, Coal, Oil, Gas and Renewables
- Geophysical Hazards and Industrial Disasters: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Landslides and Chemical Accidents
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