Mangroves and Coral Reefs

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Mangroves and Coral Reefs

Every mangrove and reef area exams use, from the Sundarbans to Lakshadweep.

On this map (19)

Sundarbans · West Bengal — Mangrove · Ganga–Brahmaputra delta. LARGEST mangrove forest in the world (with Bangladesh); West Bengal has India’s largest mangrove cover
Bhitarkanika · Odisha — Mangrove · Brahmani–Baitarani delta. Odisha, in the Brahmani–Baitarani delta — NOT West Bengal, NOT the Vansadhara–Subarnarekha delta (UPPCS trap)
Coringa · Andhra Pradesh — Mangrove · Godavari delta. Godavari delta mangroves — Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Kakinada
Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (mangroves) · Andhra Pradesh — Mangrove · Krishna delta. Krishna delta mangroves — Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
Pichavaram · Tamil Nadu — Mangrove · Vellar–Coleroon estuary. TAMIL NADU (UPSC 2002) — one of the largest mangrove forests of India; Ramsar site
Muthupet · Tamil Nadu — Mangrove · Cauvery delta tail. Largest mangrove of Tamil Nadu, at the tail end of the Cauvery delta
Gulf of Kachchh · Gujarat — Mangrove + coral reef. India’s FIRST marine sanctuary/national park (UPSC 1999) — the northernmost coral reefs of India
Achra (Ratnagiri) · Maharashtra — Mangrove. MAHARASHTRA (UPSC 2002 match list)
Thane Creek · Maharashtra — Mangrove · Mumbai. Mumbai’s mangrove creek — flamingo sanctuary; Ramsar site
Malvan · Maharashtra — Coral · Sindhudurg. Malvan Marine Sanctuary — coral patches off the Konkan coast
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Chorao · Goa — Mangrove · Mandovi estuary. GOA — protected mangroves on Chorao island (UPPCS)
Coondapur · Karnataka — Mangrove · Udupi. KARNATAKA (UPSC 2002 match list)
Netrani Island · Karnataka — Coral · off Murdeshwar. Coral island off the Karnataka coast; scuba diving
Vembanad · Kerala — Mangrove patches · backwaters. KERALA (UPSC 2002 match list) — backwater mangroves; Ramsar site
Gulf of Mannar · Tamil Nadu — Coral reef · 21 islands. Fringing reefs around 21 islands — first marine biosphere reserve of South Asia
Palk Bay · Tamil Nadu — Coral reef. Fringing reefs; seagrass beds
Lakshadweep · Lakshadweep — Coral atolls. ATOLLS — India’s only coral islands
Andaman & Nicobar coral reefs · Andaman & Nicobar — Coral · fringing + barrier. Fringing and barrier reefs — the richest of India; Mahatma Gandhi Marine NP (Wandoor)
Andaman & Nicobar mangroves · Andaman & Nicobar — Mangrove. Third-largest mangrove cover; the only region with mangrove + evergreen + deciduous forest together (UPSC 2015)

Asked in exams

UPSCSundarbans has NO coral reefs (the odd one out)
UPPCSBhitarkanika: in the Vansadhara–Subarnarekha delta ✗, in West Bengal ✗
UPSC 2017Distractor for gharials (answer: Chambal)
UPSC 2002Pichavaram → Tamil Nadu
UPSC 1999First marine sanctuary with coral reefs → Gulf of Kachchh
UPSC 2016Kharai camel swims and grazes on mangroves
UPSCHas coral reefs: A&N, Gulf of Kachchh, Gulf of Mannar — not Sundarbans
UPPCSSecond-largest mangrove area → Gujarat coast
UPSC 2002Achra-Ratnagiri → Maharashtra
UPPCSWhich has a protected mangrove region? → Goa
UPSC 2002Coondapur → Karnataka
UPSC 2002Vembanad → Kerala
UPSCHas coral reefs ✓
UPSC 2015Mangrove + evergreen + deciduous together → Andaman & Nicobar

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