Gulf of Kutch
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Arabian Sea
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along the west coast of India
India
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, in the state of Gujarat, and renowned for extreme daily tide
Tide
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The maximum depth of Gulf of Kutch is 401 feet (122.2 m).
It is about 99 miles in length, and divides Kutch and the Kathiawar
Kathiawar
Kathiawar or Kathiawad is a peninsula in western India, which is part of the Saurashtra region on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on...
peninsula regions of Gujarat. The Rukmavati River
Rukmavati River
The Rukmavati River is a south flowing river originating in the central Kutch District and empties into the Arabian Sea in the district of Gujarat. Mandvi, an ancient port town, is located on the banks of this river just at the mouth where it meets the Arabian Sea near the Gulf of...
empties into the Arabian Sea nearby.
See also
- Marine National Park, Gulf of KutchMarine National Park, Gulf of KutchMarine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kachchh in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat state, India. In 1980, an area of 270 km2. from Okha to Jodiya was declared Marine Sanctuary. Later, in 1982, a core area of 110 km2 was declared Marine...