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| | The People's Commission On Environment & Development India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | Of these, Uttara Kannada has 160-kilometre long coastline while 98 kilometres are in Udipi district and the rest in Dakshina Kannada. |
 | | It lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats, which is one of the 25 recognised 'biodiversity hot spots' in the world, and comprises estuaries, beaches, monsoon wetlands, agricultural and forestlands, and mountains up to a height of 2,000 metres. |
 | | Of these, three are located in Dakshina Kannada, ten in Udipi and 16 in Uttara Kannada districts. |
| www.pcedindia.com /peoplescomm/coastalecosystem_2a.htm (636 words) |
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