QUESTION

Hard

Indian Geography

Prelims 2017

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 shoreline 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 -

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

The unique phenomenon you described, where the seawater recedes several kilometres twice a day, exposing the seabed for walking, can be seen at Chandipur Beach in Odisha, India.

Chandipur Beach is also known as the "hide-and-seek beach" due to this fascinating tidal phenomenon. The receding water allows visitors to explore the seabed, revealing seashells and marine life during low tide.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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