Diu Head
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Diu Head or Diu Point is a headland
in the Arabian Sea
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It is located at the southern end of the Kathiawar Peninsula in the state of Gujarat, India
, close to the town of Diu and 17 km southeast of Kodinar
town.
There is a lighthouse
station on the point.
Headlands and bays
Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment.- Geology and geography :Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded by water on three sides. Headlands are characterized by high,...
in the Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...
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It is located at the southern end of the Kathiawar Peninsula in the state of Gujarat, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, close to the town of Diu and 17 km southeast of Kodinar
Kodinar
Kodinar is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat, west of Una. Kodinar is close to the Gir Forest National Park....
town.
There is a lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
station on the point.