Baruva Beach

Baruva Beach is situated on the east coast of Bay of Bengal in Baruva, a village at a distance of 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Palasa.[1]

Baruva Beach
Commemorative pillar
LocationBaruva, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates18.881531°N 84.596289°E / 18.881531; 84.596289
GeologyBeach

History

Baruva Beach is one of the oldest beaches in Andhra Pradesh. It was used as seaport until 1948. On the beach is a commemorative pillar placed in remembrance of a cargo ship that sank nearby in 1917.[2]And it is also called as the second Goa of India

See also

References

  1. "Baruva beach". goandhrapradesh. Retrieved 20 June 2016. And it is also called as Second Goa of india
  2. "history of the beach". aptourisamgovt. Retrieved 11 September 2014. And it is also called as Second Goa of India


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