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in Besant Nagar .]] The Marina is the country's longest (and among the longest in the world) beach, and its 13- Km length is often subdivided into more manageable units. The northern part of the beach (immediately south of the Cooum River) is called the ''Marina beach'', and is followed by the ''San Thome beach'', which lies north of the Adyar river estuary. Located on Marina Beach is a famous statue of Gandhi, India's freedom fighter. South of the Adyar, the first section is called '' Elliot's Beach '' or ''Besant Nagar beach'', and is followed by the ''Tiruvanmiyur beach'', the ''Kottivakkam beach'', and the ''Neelangarai beach''. The beach is visited by most people in the late afternoon and evening, when the sea breeze effect is at its strongest. It is also favoured by joggers at dawn and by couples at night. FLORA AND FAUNA The campus also holds many deer, snakes and monkeys. This park plays a vital role in cleaning the city's atmosphere, and is several degrees cooler than the city in summer. The ''. It has about eighty species on display, and includes a lion safari and two aviaries. The southern stretches of the beach, from Tiruvanmiyur to Neelangarai, are favoured by the endangered Olive Ridley turtles to lay their eggs every winter, as are other beaches in Tamil Nadu and Orissa . At that time, many conservation volunteers work on the beach during the night to protect the eggs or to remove them to a hatchery. Hatchlings are usually released to the sea in March or April. South of the city, along the East Coast Road, is located the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, which hosts several fresh-water and salt-water Crocodile s, Alligator s, Gharial s, and also Turtle s and snakes. It is considered an important institute for Herpetological research, and performs services such as snake Venom extraction for preparing antidotes. |
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