Bangaram Atoll
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Native name: ബങ്കാരം Nickname: Bunnagara Atoll |
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Geography | |
Location | Arabian Sea |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 6 |
Major islands |
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Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[1] |
Length | 1.22 km (0.758 mi) |
Width | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
Coastline | 3.9 km (2.42 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Sovereign state | |
Territory | Union territory of Lakshadweep |
District | Lakshadweep |
Island group | Laccadive Islands |
Tehsils of India | Kavaratti |
Subdivisions of India | Agatti Island |
Demographics | |
Demonym | Malayali |
Population | 40 (as of 2014) |
Density | 32 /km2 (83 /sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Malayali, Mahls |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 68255x |
Telephone code | 04896 |
Official website | www |
ISO Code | IN-LD-06[2] |
Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | 1♂/♀ |
unit_pref | Metric |
Bangaram (Malayalam: ബങ്കാരം) is an atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of 2,022 km (1,256 mi) south of the city of Delhi.
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Geography
The atoll has a roughly rectangular shape and is 8.1 km in length with a maximum width of 4.2 km. and with a lagoon area of 36 km2 (14 sq mi). It is located over 400 km (250 mi) off Kochi & 525 km (326 mi) from Kollam Port in the Indian Ocean.
Bangaram atoll is about 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the island of Agatti and 25 km (16 mi) to the southeast of Perumal Par, in the western Lakshadweep archipelago at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. Bangaram atoll is connected to the reef of Agatti through a shallow submarine ridge.[3]
Islands
- Bangaram Island, the largest island in the atoll, with a land surface of 0.623 km2 (0.241 sq mi) is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. There is a long brackish pond in the center of the island fringed by screwpine and coconut palms.
- South Bangaram Cay, the smallest island in the atoll, with a land surface of 0.001 km2 (0.00039 sq mi) is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. It is a small sand cay.
- Thinnakara, another large island in the atoll, has a land surface of 0.522 km2 (0.202 sq mi) . It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) East-Northeast of Bangaram island, at the edge of the lagoon basin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
- Parali 1, Parali 2 and Parali 3 are three small islets at the eastern fringe of the reef Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[4][5] The Islets have a total land surface of 0.089 km2 (0.034 sq mi)
Demographics
Bangaram Island, the main island in the atoll, has a small population of 10. Bangaram Island Resort was located on the east coast of this island.[6] Thinnakara, has a construction camp (~30) for the new resort being built on its west coast.[7]
Administration
The island belongs to the township of Agatti Island of Kavaratti Tehsil.[8]
Tourism
The Bangaram Island Resort opened to tourism in 1974, but the lack of commercial flights made access difficult. Tourism took off after the Agatti Aerodrome on the nearby Agatti island was commissioned and regular commercial flights from Kochi were established.[9] The resort had 60 cottages. Current alcohol regulations in Lakshadweep allow consumption of alcoholic drinks only on Bangaram Atoll. The resort closed down on 2011. The new Thinnakara is owned by locals from Agatti. It will offer numerous adventure activities, including scuba diving, snorkelling, deep sea fishing beside white sand beaches, a calm lagoon and a sparkling, clear coral reef.[10]
Flora and Fauna
The Atoll is popular for its serene setting. Numerous species of tropical birds are found on the island.[11]
Image gallery
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Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
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Sea off Bangaram island, Lakshadweep.jpg
View of the lagoon off Bangaram Island
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ↑ Bangaram - Oceandots at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Birds of Lakshadweep Islands
- ↑ Bangaram Islands
- ↑ [1] resort]
- ↑ Tehsils info
- ↑ Tourism in Lakshadweep
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- Lakshadweep travel guide from Wikivoyage
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