UPSC 2017GeographyModerate

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 shore line a few kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the sea floor when the water recedes. This unique phenomenon is seen at

A
Bhavnagar
B
Bheemunipatnam
C
Chandipur
Correct Answer
D
Nagapattinam

Explanation

Chandipur in Odisha is the correct answer because its exceptionally shallow continental shelf causes the sea to recede up to five kilometers during low tide, allowing visitors to walk on the exposed seabed. Bhavnagar is the most tempting wrong option as it experiences India's highest tidal range, but it lacks the specific flat, sandy topography that creates Chandipur's unique "disappearing sea" effect. The core concept tested is the interaction between tidal cycles and coastal geomorphology.

Coastal GeographyTidal Phenomena and Unique BeachesChandipurOdishaTidal phenomenonSea water recedesBhavnagarBheemunipatnamNagapattinam

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