GOPALPUR
Context
- Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar becomes the first Indian Navy ship to call at the heritage coastal port of Gopalpur in Odisha.
About
- Gopalpur is is a natural, deep sea port on the east coast of India.
- It is 160 km south of Paradip and 260 km north of Visakhapatnam.
- Gopalpur has an ancient sea port which was operational during the heyday of maritime Kalinga region.
- It is identified with the site Mansurkota located near Gopalpur, just below the mouth of the river Rushikulya.
- Gopalpur lies on a 4 km stretch of barren coast line, with no mangrove or tropical forests.
- The coast line falls in the rain-shadow of the region. The climate in the region is tropical wet and dry.
- The region receives rainfall in both advance and retreat of the Southwest monsoon.