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The small south cay 0.009 km 2 (0.0035 sq mi)is located on the southern part of the coral reef Bitra is the smallest of the populated islands of Lakshadweep. It is located 33 km to the north of Perumal Par and 41 km to the southeast of Byramgore Reef . [ 7 ]
Pulo Milo or Pillomilo (Milo Island) Meroe; Menchal Island (Mini Nicobar Island) Trak Island; Treis Island; Great Nicobar (922 km 2 or 356 sq mi, largest island of the Nicobars) Kondul Island; Kabra Islet; Pigeon Islet; Megapod Islet
Netrani (historically known as Bajrangi Island, Pigeon Island and also Heart Shaped Island) [1] is a small island of India located in the Arabian Sea. It is the only heart island which is present in India.It is off the coast of Karnataka situated approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km) from the temple town of Murudeshwara in Bhatkal Taluka. The ...
The total area of this protected island is about 5 km 2 (2 sq mi), which makes it the smallest national park in India. [1] Along with the neighbouring islands of North Button and Middle Button, both also national parks, it forms part of the Rani Jhansi Marine National Park off the coast of South Andaman Island. [2]
Little Nicobar Island's area is 140 km 2 (54 sq mi). There are a few smaller islands off of Little Nicobar's shores: Pulomilo , Menchal, Treis (Albatei), Trak (Mafuya) and Meroe. The island of Katchal is located 56 km (35 mi) to the north.
Andrott Island, (Malayalam: [ɐn̪d̪roːt̪ːə̆]) also known as Androth, is a small inhabited island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, a group of 36 coral islands scattered in the Arabian Sea off the western coast of India. [3] It has a distance of 293 km (182 mi) west of the city of Kochi.
Kondul Island was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. After the tsunami, the surviving population migrated to Great Nicobar. [4] In 2015 2 elders returned to the island and they renovated the jetty. Poachers from Myanmar are doing illegal fishing around the island regularly. [5]
Hope Island(Krachchu Lanka) acts as natural barrier for storm surges and possible tsunami events and provides tranquility to the ships anchored in Kakinada Bay which makes Kakinada Port one of the safest natural ports in the eastern coast of India. The northern tip of the island is called "Godavari Point", which overlooks the entry point into ...