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| [[File:Lake at Kambalakonda Eco Tourism park.JPG|thumb|right|[[Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary|Kambalakonda]]]]{{Merge to|Visakhapatnam|date=November 2021}} | | #REDIRECT [[Visakhapatnam#Geography]] |
| [[Visakhapatnam]] is located in [[Andhra Pradesh]] state in southeastern [[India]]. The city's area is 682 km<sup>2</sup>. It is located at {{coord|17|42|15|N|83|17|52|E|}}. The average elevation is 45 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Visakhapatnam|title=introduction|publisher=britannica|location=USA|accessdate=24 October 2016}}</ref> Visakhpatnam is situated in [[Coastal Andhra]] Region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/college/college-of-science-and-technology/science-departments/geography.html|title=situated place |publisher=andhrauniversity|location=India|accessdate=21 May 2013}}</ref>
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| ==Geography==
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| Visakhapatnam is mainly situated between the [[Eastern Ghats]] mountain range and the [[Bay of Bengal]]. The city is surrounded by the [[Simhachalam Hill Range]] to the west, the [[Yarada Hills]] to the southeast, and [[Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary]] to the northwest. The hills play an important role in Visakhapatnam's ecological environment and cover over 621.52 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/unauthorised-hill-slope-occupation-an-environmental-hazard/articleshow/51500146.cms|title=unauthorised hill slope occupation an environmental hazard |publisher=times of india|location=India|accessdate=21 March 2016}}</ref>
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| ==Climate==
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| [[File:Klimadiagramm-deutsch-Visakhapatnam-Indien.png|center|500px|The average temperature of visakhapatnam]]
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| Visakhapatnam's climate is generally a [[tropical savanna climate]] under the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Aw'' classification. The average annual temperature is {{convert|26.9|°C|°F|abbr=on}}. Annual rainfall is {{convert|1071|mm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam-2804/|title= climate of the city |publisher=climate data|location=India|accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref>
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| ==Hills in Visakhapatnam==
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| * [[Eastern Ghats]]
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| * [[Simhachalam Hill Range|Simhachalam Hills]]
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| * [[Yarada Hills]]
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| * [[Erra Matti Dibbalu]]
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| * [[Dolphin's Nose|Dolphin's Nose Hills]]
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| * [[Kailasagiri|Kailasagiri Hills]]
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Geography of India]]
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| ==References==
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