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About 58 km
north of Mangalore lies a small group of islands. On a ferry
ride from Malpe, a major fishing harbor in Karnataka, you
can visit the spectacular St. Mary's Island. It is an
uninhabited island, beautiful and pristine offering visitors
an endless coastal line and a horizon that turns
magnificently crimson at sundown. St. Mary’s Island Beach in
Karnataka is unlike the usual beaches of Karnataka. With
black rock like columns mushrooming along its coast, it
offers a unique view to the visitors. It is not a beach to
laze around neither is it a swimming beach but it holds
great tourists attraction because of its columned beach
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It is best
to visit in the month of December when the weather is cool
and you can enjoy the sun drenched beach of St. Mary’s
Island. There are no accommodations in the island except
some
concrete tiles to sit. There is children’s park in the
island. There guards around restricting visitors from
frequenting the danger zones in the sea. A part of the beach
has sea shells scattered around. Since St. Mary’s island is
a big fishing harbor you can catch a glimpse of the life of
the fishermen. It is indeed great to watch the fishermen
hauling fishes to baskets, covering them with crushed ice
and repacking them for export. Fishermen are seen mending
their finishing nets.
A unique experience for many, you will love to return to the
island again and watch the crimson sun go down and splash in
the cool water and revel in the long shadows that cast on
the Island Beach effusing a cooling effect.
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