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Vishākhapatnam (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 17 42 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 17.7000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 083 18 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 83.3000 decimal degrees |
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Note: British factory was established here in 1683; taken by French 1757 and recaptured the following year; city has the only protected harbor on Coromandel Coast; exports sugar, manganese, ore, and peanuts; is a major shipbuilding center. |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| administrative center (C) |
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| port (C) |
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improved 1933 |
| educational center (C) |
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university established 1926 |
| shipbuilding center (C) |
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Bavikonda .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Bhārat, Andhra Pradesh) [7593809] |
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Thotlakonda .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Bhārat, Andhra Pradesh) [8697420] |
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