100,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Lakshadweep Tourism

Formerly Laccadive was renamed Lakshadweep in 1973, the archipelago consist of 36 coral islands in the Arabian Sea, about 185 miles (300 km) off the Kerala coast....

Densely covered with coconut palms, each island floats serenely in the sea whose waters range from turquoise to sapphire blue. These islands are believed to have been formed as the result of coral activity and these corals thrive only in the clear water of temperature 23 to 33o C.

Most of the islands have on their western side a lagoon enclosed by a coral reef. The lagoon runs through the entire length of the island and differs in width and depth.

The islands together have a seashore length of 132 km. The coral reef, like a boundary wall, protects the lagoon from the rough sea. As a result, the water of the lagoon is calm and serene within the periphery beyond which the pale blue turns into deep blue due to the depth. Lakshadweep Islands have a total lagoon area of 4200 sq. km., 20,000 sq. km. of territorial waters, and over 400.000 sq. km. of the economic zone. In this respect, Lakshadweep is one of the largest territories of our nation.

This charming isolated destination has only 10 of its islands inhabited. They are Minicoy, Andrott, Kavaratti, Kadmat, Agatti, Amini, Kalpeni, Kiltan, Chetlat, and Bitra studded in the blue water of the Arabian sea unfolds another world in itself. The marine wealth of these islands is quite vivid and varied. There are about 120 coral species distributed in 40 types. In the case of fish, there are about 110 types of ‘Tuna’ constitute the major share.

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