Sriharikota

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sriharikota
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| native_name_lang = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]

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| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Nellore District]]
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| postal_code = 524124
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'''Sriharikota''' is a [[barrier island]] off the [[Bay of Bengal]] coast located in the [[Shar Project]] settlement of [[Nellore district]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. It houses the [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]], one of the two satellite launch centres in India (the other being the [[Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]). [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) launches satellites using multistage rockets such as the [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]] and the [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle]] from Sriharikota.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/561988/Sriharikota-Island] Srīharikota Island. (2011). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.</ref>

==Location==
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Sriharikota is partly located in [[Sullurpeta mandal]] and partly located in [[Tada mandal]] in [[Sri Amarajeevi Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district|Nellore district]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and separates [[Pulicat Lake]] from the [[Bay of Bengal]]<ref>[http://pincode.net.in/ANDHRA_PRADESH/NELLORE/S/SRIHARIKOTA_RANGE] Pincode and Map Location of SRIHARIKOTA RANGE, NELLORE District, ANDHRA PRADESH State-Source Pincode locator</ref> The nearest town and railway station is [[Sullurpeta]] which is 16 km west of Sriharikota. A 16 km elevated road connects Sriharikota to the mainland. It is about 70 km north of [[Chennai]] city. It has elevation of 1 meter.

==Climate==
The climate of Sriharikota is [[tropical wet and dry climate|tropical wet and dry]] (''Aw''; bordering on ''As'') in the [[Köppen–Geiger climate classification system]]. Sriharikota has hot summers and mild winters. Summers can reach up to 38 degrees Celsius, while winters can reach down to 20 degrees Celsius. Since Sriharikota is only 105 km north of Chennai, its climate is similar to that of Chennai.

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|metric first=yes
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|location=Sriharikota
|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C=29.6
|Feb high C=31.5
|Mar high C=33.6
|Apr high C=36
|May high C=38.8
|Jun high C=38
|Jul high C=35.6
|Aug high C=35.2
|Sep high C=34.5
|Oct high C=32.3
|Nov high C=29.6
|Dec high C=28.8

|Jan mean C=24.6
|Feb mean C=26
|Mar mean C=28.1
|Apr mean C=30.9
|May mean C=33.4
|Jun mean C=32.8
|Jul mean C=31
|Aug mean C=30.7
|Sep mean C=30
|Oct mean C=28.3
|Nov mean C=26
|Dec mean C=24.6

|Jan low C=19.7
|Feb low C=20.6
|Mar low C=22.7
|Apr low C=25.8
|May low C=28
|Jun low C=27.9
|Jul low C=26.5
|Aug low C=26.2
|Sep low C=25.6
|Oct low C=24.4
|Nov low C=22.4
|Dec low C=20.2

|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=25
|Feb precipitation mm=11
|Mar precipitation mm=5
|Apr precipitation mm=15
|May precipitation mm=58
|Jun precipitation mm=95
|Jul precipitation mm=137
|Aug precipitation mm=182
|Sep precipitation mm=197
|Oct precipitation mm=274
|Nov precipitation mm=325
|Dec precipitation mm=179

|source 1= ''Climate-Data.org'', altitude: 1m<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/172007/ |title=Climate: Sriharikota - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref>

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==References==
[[File:Pulicat Lake.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Pulicat Lake near Sriharikota]]
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== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Sriharikota}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081214193450/http://www.indiatwo.com/travel/Sriharikota Sriharikota's Videos and Pictures]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100601063228/http://www.sharicons.com/sriharikota.html About Sriharikota at Sharicons website]

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[[Category:Barrier islands]]
[[Category:Space programme of India]]
[[Category:Islands of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Islands of the Bay of Bengal]]
[[Category:Geography of Nellore district]]

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