Claim: Coastline of Tamil Nadu, the second-longest coastline of India, extends for 1,076 km and is a coastline shared by 14 districts.
Evidence: There are 14 districts that share the coastline namely Thiruvallur, Chennai, chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore,  Mayildathurai, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari. It is 1,076 km (669 mi) long and is the second-longest coastline in the country after Gujarat. Tamil Nadu (Tamil: [ˈtamiɻ ˈnaːɽɯ (listen)) is one of the 28 states of India.