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Nearby towns
Indicative distances between town centres.Tiruvottiyūr
1 beach · 8.2 km away
Neelankarai
6 beaches · 16 km away
Attippattu
2 beaches · 20 km away
Mīnjūr
1 beach · 21 km away
Ponneri
1 beach · 29 km away
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Covelong
3 beaches · 34 km away
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