6 most popular Islands in Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands. But there are only 6 most popular Islands in Lakshwadeep, which include:

Agatti

Agatti Airport is a regional airport serving the union territory of Lakshadweep, India.

It is located at the southern end of Agatti Island and is the sole airstrip in the archipelago, which lies off the west coast of mainland India.

Bangaram

Bangaram Island is the largest island in the atoll, with a land surface of 0.623 km2.

There is a long brackish pond in the center of the island fringed by screwpine and coconut palms.

Kadmat

Kadmat Island, also known as Cardamom Island, is a coral island belonging to the Amindivi subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago in India.

Measuring 9.3 kilometres (5.8 mi) in length, the island has a lagoon with a width of 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) covering an area of 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi). The ecological feature of the island is of coral reef with seagrass, and marine turtles which nestle here.

Kavaratti

Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India. Kavaratti is a census town as well as the name of the atoll upon which the town stands.

It is well known for its pristine white sand beaches and calm lagoons, which makes it a popular tourist destination.


Kalpeni

Kalpeni forms a single coral atoll along with the uninhabited islands of Cheriyam, Tilakkam, Kodithala and Pitti islet.

Kalpeni is the main island. it has an area of 2.482 square kilometres 


Minicoy

Minicoy, locally known as Maliku, is an island in Lakshadweep. Along with Viringili, it is on Maliku atoll, the southernmost atoll of Lakshadweep archipelago.

The island is situated 425 km west of Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala.





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