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Major Ports of India
India has 12 major ports. The following table shows the ports on the Western and Eastern coasts.
| Western Coast | Eastern Coast |
| Kandla | Kolkata-Haldia |
| Mumbai | Paradip |
| Jawahar Lal Nehru | Vishakjapatnam |
| Marmugao | Chennai |
| Mangalore | Ennore |
| Cochin | Tuticorin |
The topography of the major ports is given in the following table.
| SNo. | Port | LatitudeLongitude | Distance of anchor from harbor entrance (Km) | Entrance channelMin Depth(m)Min Width (m) | Type of Dock / Port |
| 1 | Chennai | 13° 06’ N80° 18’ E | 6.7 | 18.6 (IH)19.2 (OH)244.0 | Artificial Harbour with wet docks. |
| 2 | Cochin | 9° 58’ N76° 14’ E | 10.5 | 11.7200.0 | Natural Port |
| 3 | Ennore | 13° 15’30” N80° 21’ E | 3.775 | 16.0250.0 | Artificial Harbour |
| 4 | Jawahar Lal Nehru | 18° 56.43’ N72° 56.24’ E | 17.0 | 11.0350.0 | All Weather Tidal Port |
| 5 | Kandla | 23° 01’ N70° 13’ E | 25.0 | 4.6200.0 | Tidal Creek Port |
| 6 | Kolkata-Haldia | ||||
| Kolkata dock system | 22° 32’53” N88° 18’ E | 233.0 | 2.9100.0 | Riverine with impounded docks and river side jetties. | |
| Haldia Dock system | 22° 02’ N88° 06’ E | 115.0 | 6.7467.0 | Riverine with impounded docks and river side jetties. | |
| 7 | Mangalore | 12° 55’ N74° 48’ E | 7.5 | 15.4245.0 | Artificial lagoon port |
| 8 | Marmugao | 15° 25’ N73° 48’ E | 4.5 | 13.0250.0 | Protected Open NaturalHarbour |
| 9 | Mumbai | 18° 54’ N72° 49’ E | 9.6 | 10.9366.0 | Natural Harbour withImpounded wet docks. |
| 10 | Paradeep | 20° 15’ N86° 40’ E | 2.0 | 12.8160.0 | Artificial lagoon port |
| 11 | Tuticorin | 80° 45’ N78° 13’ E | 4.0 | 10.4162.0 | Artificial Harbour |
| 12 | Vishakhapatnam | 17° 41’ N83° 18’ E | 2.2(IH)0.4(OH) | 10.7 / 97.5417.5 / 200.0 | IH: Natural Harbour.OH: Artificial Harbour. |
