Geography2017
At one of the place in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, ‘you will find that the sea water recedes from the shore line a few kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the seafloor when the water recedes.’ This unique phenomenon is seen at
Explanation
The phenomenon described at Chandipur is due to an exceptionally wide intertidal zone, where the sea can recede up to 5 kilometers during low tide, allowing people to walk on the exposed seafloor. This is primarily a result of the unique topography and bathymetry of the Bay of Bengal in that region, coupled with the tidal dynamics influenced by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun. Such phenomena are significant in the study of coastal geography and marine ecosystems, hence relevant for UPSC examinations focusing on physical geography.