List of beaches in Karnataka explained

Karnataka's coastline called Karavali stretches 320 km between Mangalore in Dakshina Kannada district and Karwar in Uttara Kannada district. Bhatkal is the main centre with around eight beaches . The coastline of Karnataka is along the eastern shore of Arabian Sea.^[1]

Karnataka's coastline spans across 3 districts Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada.

Dakshina Kannada

• Panambur Beach
• NITK Beach
• Sasihithlu Beach
• Tannirbhavi Beach
• Someshwar Beach
• Mukka Beach
• Ullal beach
• Kotekar-Beeri Beach^[2]
• Batapady Beach^[3]
• Bengre Beach^[4]
• Mulki Beach

Udupi

• Maravanthe Beach
• Kodi Beach
• Trasi Beach

• Malpe Beach
• St. Mary's Islands Beach
• Delta Beach
• Kaup Beach
• Padubidri Beach^[5]
• Mattu Beach^[6]

Uttara Kannada

• Majali Beach

Rabindranath Tagore beach (Karwar)

• Belekeri Beach

• Kadle Beach

• Kudle beach
• Om beach
• Gokarna beach

Notes and References

1. 2003. Coastal Zone Mangament. State of the Environment Report - 2003. 23.
2. News: SVEEP organises human chain to promote voting . 8 April 2019. 8 May 2020. Deccan Herald. Kumar N K R. Ashwani.
3. News: Construction of groyens in full swing at Batapady . 28 May 2019. 8 May 2020. The Hindu. Sastry. Anil Kumar.
4. News: Surf's up for these boys from Mangaluru . 19 May 2019. 8 May 2020. The New Indian Express. D'Souza. Vincent.
5. Web site: Padubidri beach in Karnataka gets 'blue flag' recognition.
6. Web site: Mattu Beach in Karnataka sparkles due to Bioluminescence at Night!.