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Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, is an island off the coast of Odisha, India, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of the state capital Bhubaneswar. The island was originally named after English commandant Lieutenant Hugh Wheeler. On 4 September 2015, the island was renamed to honour the former Indian president, Dr. A.
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It is a major island in the centre of the lake and has an area of 15.53 km 2 (6.0 sq mi). The island gets completely submerged during the monsoon season. As the monsoon recedes in the winter, lake levels decrease and the island is gradually exposed, birds flock to the island in large numbers to feed on its extensive mudflats.
Mount Kalam, a 6,180 metres high peak located near the Bara Shigri Glacier in Himachal Pradesh. [4] [5] Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road, a road in New Delhi. The renaming was criticised by the historians citing "New Delhi's geography was inspired by history, not politics and bigotry". [6] A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island, an island in the Bay of Bengal. [7]
These dates are further corroborated by records of other dynasties, such as the Somavamshis. The following is a list of Bhauma rulers, with approximately regnal dates (in CE), assuming 736 CE as the start of the Bhauma-Kara calendar era. [31] [32]
The thermal cameras located on Abdul Kalam Island also picked up the direct hit through thermal images. [14] On 26 July 2010, AAD was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha's east coast. [29] On 6 March 2011, India launched its indigenously-developed interceptor missile from the Odisha ...
The Agni-III was successfully launched from Wheeler Island on 7 May 2008. On 9 July 2006, the first test of the Agni-III was conducted on Abdul Kalam Island (then known as Wheeler Island), near the Bhadrak coast. [7] The launch was unsuccessful; the missile fell into the sea off the coast of Odisha, short of the target.
SMART missile launch from Integrated Test Range.. On 5 October 2020, The first successful test of SMART was done from Abdul Kalam Island.This was part of demonstration test to check missile flight for maximum range and altitude, separation of the nose cone, release of torpedo and deployment of velocity reduction mechanism.