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Shiriya River
Shiriya River is a river flowing through the states of Karnataka and Kerala. Shiriya River is 67 km in length, making it the eighteenth List of rivers of Kerala, longest river in Kerala, and the second longest river in Kasaragod district. It originates in Anegundi Reserve Forest in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka at an elevation of 230 metres above sea level, flows primarily in a westward direction, and empties into the Arabian sea near the town of Shiriya located about 11 km north of Kasaragod town in Kerala. At its mouth the river joins the backwaters between the towns of Shiriya and Kumbla forming the Kumbla-Shiriya estuary. The main tributaries of the river are Kallanje Thodu, Kanyana Thodu, Eramatti Hole and Kumbla. References Rivers of Kerala Rivers of Kasaragod district {{India-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. Its capital and largest city is Bengaluru. Karnataka is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other four southern Indian sister states. The state covers an area of , or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the sixth-largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of India, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
