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Chennai

Chennai is located on the southeastern coast of India in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu on a flat coastal plain known as the Eastern Coastal Plains with an average elevation of 6.7 m (22 ft) and highest point at 60 m (200 ft). Chennai's soil is mostly clay, shale and sandstone. Clay underlies most of the city with sandy areas found along the river banks and coasts where rainwater runoff percolates quickly through the soil. Certain areas in South Chennai have a hard rock surface. As of 2018, the city had a green cover of 14.9 per cent, with a per capita green cover of 8.5 square metres against the World Health Organization recommendation of nine square metres.

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Name: Chennai topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (12.85198 80.14019 13.23516 80.33290)

Average elevation: 26 ft

Minimum elevation: -3 ft

Maximum elevation: 525 ft

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