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Bangaram is an atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.
Geography
The roughly rectangular atoll is 8.1 km in length with a maximum width of 4.2 km and with a lagoon area of Template:Convert. It is located over Template:Convert off Kannur, Template:Convert off Kozhikode, Template:Convert off Kochi, and Template:Convert from Kollam Port in the Indian Ocean.
Bangaram atoll is about Template:Convert northeast of the island of Agatti and Template:Convert to the southeast of Perumal Par, in the western Lakshadweep archipelago at Template:Coord. Bangaram atoll is connected to the reef of Agatti through a shallow submarine ridge.[1]
Islands
- Bangaram Island, the largest island in the atoll, with a land surface of Template:Convert, is located at Template:Coord. 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 Template:Convert is located at Template:Coord. It is a small sand cay.
- Thinnakara, another large island in the atoll, has a land surface of Template:Convert . It is located Template:Convert East-Northeast of Bangaram island, at the edge of the lagoon basin Template:Coord.
- Parali 1, Parali 2 and Parali 3 are three small islets at the eastern fringe of the reef Template:Coord.[2][3] The Islets have a total land surface of Template:Convert Parali 1 was washed away in 2017.[4]
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.[5] Thinnakara, has a construction camp (~30) for the new resort being built on its west coast.[6]
Administration
The island belongs to the township of Agatti Island of Kavaratti Tehsil.[7]
Tourism
The Bangaram Island Beach 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.[8] The resort had 60 cottages. Current alcohol regulations in Lakshadweep allow consumption of alcoholic drinks only on Bangaram Atoll.
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.[9]
Flora and fauna
The Atoll is popular for its serene setting. Numerous species of tropical birds are found on the island.[10]
Image gallery
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Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
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Map
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One of the islands of Bangaram Atoll
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View of the lagoon off Bangaram Island
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Bangaram resident mother with child
References
- ↑ Bangaram - Oceandots.
- ↑ Pub 173. Sailing Directions (Enroute): India & The Bay of Bengal. National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
- ↑ Birds of Lakshadweep Islands. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ Uninhabited Lakshadweep island Parali I vanishes, 4 others shrinking fast: study, PTI. Mint(2017-09-06). Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ↑ Bangaram Islands Template:Webarchive
- ↑ [1] resort]
- ↑ Tehsils info. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Tourism in Lakshadweep. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ Bangaram Island. Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
- ↑ An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago: Assessment of threats to pelagic and other birds and recommendations. Indian Birds({Template:Date).