Data Web on Island Environment and Protection (DWIEP)
Coastal and Oceanic Island Database of India
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Godavari Point or Hope Island
Hope Island is a small tadpole shaped island with a 16 km long sand spit, formed due to Koringa and Godavari river runoff. The area between Kakinada coast and Hope Island is known as Kakinada Bay. Hope Island acts as a natural barrier from storm surges and is a natural break water for the Kakinada coast. The island is an important turtle nesting site for the globally threatened Olive Ridley species.
Continental Island
Andhra Pradesh State
Bay of Bengal (Island is situated in the coastal district of Kakinada)
16°57'54.00" N82°20'51.72" E
6.179257 sq.km
2 to 10 sq.km
The island is located near Kakinada, East Godavari district.
The climate of Kakinada is categorized as 'Aw', i.e., tropical savannah according to Köppen-Geiger system of climate classification. The annual average temperature is 27.8°C, May being the warmest month at 32.4°C and January the coldest month at 19.1°C. The annual rainfall is 1109 mm with the highest precipitation of 261 mm in October (Source: climate-data.org).
Gently sloping with low-lying coastal region
Maximum 4.0 m
Clayey, deltaic alluvial, coastal sandy and lateritic (East Godavari district).
The deltaic region is rich in organic carbon, consisting of black cotton soil and moderately drained by silty clay.
Dug well, tube/bore well, tanks, ponds and canals (East Godavari district).
Water bearing formations are sandstones and alluvium. Water table during pre-monsoon is between 1.02 to 20.55 mbgl while the post -monsoon level varies between 0.28 to 6.28 mbgl (East Godavari district).
Inhabited
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20 km
1.3 m
Less than 15 m
Small hut
Telephone system - mobile cellular Broadcast media - internet
The island can be reached by boat from the Kakinada Harbour, facilitated by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC).
Kakinada Port
8 km from Kakinada Port
11 km from Kakinada
58 km from Rajamundry Airport
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Beach tourism
Mangrove and salt marsh
Crustacean, mollusc, fishes, turtles and sea bird
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Mangrove, mud flat, salt marsh and sand dune
Coastal erosion due to the continuous dredging activities at Kakinada Port
As per the Seismic Zone map of India, this region is categorised under the Moderate Damage Risk Zone III (MSK VII). (Source: NDMA, 2016)
The island comes under the Very High Damage Risk Zone-B (Vb=50m/s) as per the Wind and Cyclone Vulnerability map of India.
The probable surge height of this region is 4.5 to 5.5 m based on the Flood Hazard map of India.
(Source: NDMA, 2016)
The northern tip of the island is eroding due to dredging activity. Cargo activites of coal, aluminium and fertilizers is causing coastal pollution.