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Lakshadweep (Malayalam: [lɐkʂɐd̪βʷiːbɨ̆]) is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands [ a ] divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north ), and the atoll of Minicoy to the south of the Nine Degree Channel .
The atoll of Bitra encompasses two islands. The main Bitra Island 0.177 km 2 (0.068 sq mi) is located at the northern end of the Bitrā Par coral reef The small south cay 0.009 km 2 (0.0035 sq mi)is located on the southern part of the coral reef
The Maldives–Lakshadweep–Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in South Asia.It spans a chain of coralline islands in the Indian Ocean, including Lakshadweep (Laccadive Islands), a union territory of India; the Maldives, an independent country; and the British Indian Ocean Territory, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
The Laccadive Sea (/ ˈ l ɑː k ə d iː v, ˈ l æ k ə-/ LAH-kə-deev, LAK-ə-), also known as the Lakshadweep Sea, is a body of water bordering India (including its Lakshadweep islands), the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. It is located to the southwest of Karnataka, to the west of Kerala and to the south of Tamil Nadu.
Category: Geography of Lakshadweep. 12 languages. ... Landforms of Lakshadweep (2 C, 9 P) This page was last edited on 1 May 2024, at 05:35 (UTC). Text ...
The vast Chagos–Lakshadweep Ridge contains a considerable amount of volcanic rock, as does the southern part of the Mascarene Plateau.Although the Chagos–Lakshadweep Ridge is an aseismic ridge, between 1965 and 1970 an unusual, isolated swarm of earthquakes occurred on the west side of the Great Chagos Bank at approximately
Kalpeni is the main island. it has an area of 2.482 square kilometres (0.958 square miles), and is located at ; Kodithala is immediately to the north of Kalpeni, at, with an area of 0.0027 square kilometres (0.0010 square miles).
Andrott Island is the nearest to the mainland from all the islands in the group [5] and it is also the longest, as well as the biggest (area-wise) island.. It is located approximately 219 kilometres (136 mi) from Kannur, 234 kilometres (145 mi) from Kozhikode, and 293 kilometres (182 mi) from Kochi. [6]