 About Chennai :
Chennai is situated near the 13th north parallel and 80 degree longitude. The city extended its 19 km length along the Coromandel coast and expands inland about 9 km at its widest. Chennai has irregular shape covers about 172 sq km. Chennai is a fairly low-lying strip of land, its highest point being only 60 m above sea level.
Chennai is divided in three equal parts by two east-flowing rivers that pass through its width. The Cooum river almost split the city into half and the Adyar river separate the southern half of the city into two. The historic buckingham canal runs nearly parallel to the coast almost through the complete length of the city.
Chennai city has somewhat meanly described as having three seasons - hot, hotter and hottest. Without a doubt, except for four pleasant months, November to February, the weather is uniformly hot and humid. May is the hottest season with the mercury sometimes touching 42 C and the mean temperature about 33 C. December and January are the coolest months with a mean temperature of 24 C. On the other hand, the cool sea breeze which sets in shortly after 3 PM daily makes even the warmest of evenings bearable. But venturing out in between noon and 3 PM during April-August is best avoided. The Chennai monsoon is from October to mid-December - and in a good year (from the point of view of water-short citizens) the rain on some days during this period can be quite heavy.
How to reach
Air: Chennai is connected to all important parts of the country by the national carriers
Indian Airlines and other private domestic airlines. Apart from this there are several international carriers which operate regular flights to Chennai from foreign destinations.
Rail: Broad gauge train services link the city to New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Cochin, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Guwahati and many other destinations.
Sea: Chennai is connected by a passenger liner to Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
Copyright © 2007 All India Hotel Booking. All Right Reserved .