Bangaram Atoll

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Bangaram Atoll
Native name: ബങ്കാരം
Nickname: Bunnagara Atoll
Bangaram Atoll is located in India
Bangaram Atoll
Location of Bangaram Atoll in Lakshadweep
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
  • Bangaram
  • Thinnakara
  • Pirli 1
  • Pirli 2
  • Pirli 3
  • South Bangaram    
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.lakshadweep.gov.in
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.

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

  • Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy

  • Map

  • One of the islands of Bangaram Atoll

  • Sea off Bangaram island, Lakshadweep.jpg

    View of the lagoon off Bangaram Island

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. ↑ Bangaram - Oceandots at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Birds of Lakshadweep Islands
  6. ↑ Bangaram Islands
  7. ↑ [1] resort]
  8. ↑ Tehsils info
  9. ↑ Tourism in Lakshadweep
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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