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    Lakshadweep (redirect from Laccadives)
    an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Laccadive Islands in the middle with the Amindivi Islands in the north separated...
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    The Laccadive /ˈlækədɪv/ or Kannur /ˈkænənɔːr/ Islands are one of the three island subgroups in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is the central...
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    The Laccadive Sea (/ˈlɑːkədiːv, ˈlækə-/ LAH-kə-deev, LAK-ə-), also known as the Lakshadweep Sea, is a body of water bordering India (including its Lakshadweep...
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    plateau extending between the Northern and the Central Indian Ocean. Laccadive is an anglicized adaptation of the word Lakshadweep which means "One Hundred...
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    north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and on the southeast by the Laccadive Sea and the Maldives, on the southwest by Somalia. Its total area is 3...
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    peninsular India, the town is bordered on the west, south, and east by the Laccadive Sea. It has a coastline of 71.5 kilometres (44.4 mi) stretched along these...
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    district in the state of Karnataka, India, and lies on the coast of the Laccadive Sea. It contains the world's third tallest Shiva statue, as well as the...
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    India. It is the northern group of the Lakshadweep, separated from the Laccadive Islands subgroup roughly by the 11th parallel north. The total land area...
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    currently lies under the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The Chagos-Laccadive Ridge and the southern part of the Mascarene Plateau are volcanic traces...
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    Kashmir, two representing Anglo-Indians, one representing the Amindive, Laccadive and Minicoy Islands, one representing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands...
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    representing Part B Tribal Areas in Assam, one representing the Amindive, Laccadive and Minicoy Islands and one representing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands...
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    Madras State. The Laccadive and Minicoy Islands were separated from Malabar District to form a new Union Territory namely Laccadive, Amindivi, and Minicoy...
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  • Lakshadweep (Laccadives) was well-known to the Portuguese and other Europeans, with the 9° channel separating Minicoy from the Laccadive group being referred...
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    area of Kasaragod district and the Amindivi islands sub-division of the Laccadives, in the year 1956. Mangalore was the administrative headquarters of the...
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    Plate and is isolated from the rest of Asia by large mountain barriers. Laccadive Islands, Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago are three series of coral...
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    such as the Andaman Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Laccadive Sea. It is named after India, which protrudes into it, and has been known...
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    central location. The Maldivian Archipelago is located on the Chagos–Laccadive Ridge, a vast submarine mountain range in the Indian Ocean; this also...
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    The Nine Degree Channel is a channel in the Indian Ocean between the Laccadive Islands of Kalpeni and Suheli Par, and Maliku Atoll (Minicoy Island). These...
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    flows unobstructed through the Western Ghats range and then joins the Laccadive Sea. Karnataka's one of the famous watarfall unchalli waterfalls situated...
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    This is a partial list of islands in the Indian Republic. There are a total of 1,382 islands (including uninhabited ones) in the country. The Andaman and...
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    Raichur and Kalaburagi from Hyderabad State and the Coorg State. The Laccadive Islands, Aminidivi Islands and Minicoy Island, which had been divided...
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    reorganisations, only 6 union territories remained: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Laccadive, Minicoy & Amindivi Islands (later renamed Lakshadweep) Delhi Manipur...
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    of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about 352 km (219 mi) west of Bangalore, the...
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    the east, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait to the south-east, the Laccadive Sea at the southern cape of the peninsula, with the river Kaveri bisecting...
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  • claimed that his vessel was returning from its fishing expedition in the Laccadive Sea when men on board Enrica Lexie began firing at them without provocation...
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  • Suzerainty (/ˈsuːzərənti, -rɛnti/) includes the rights and obligations of a person, state, or other polity which controls the foreign policy and relations...
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    841,000 km2 (325,000 sq mi) Andaman Sea – 797,700 km2 (308,000 sq mi) Laccadive Sea – 786,000 km2 (303,000 sq mi) Irminger Sea – 780,000 km2 (300,000 sq mi)...
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    kingdom included little more than the Cannanore town and the southern Laccadive Islands (Agatti, Kavaratti, Androth and Kalpeni, as well as Minicoy),...
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    2015. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (US) (2002). "Sector 5. The Laccadive Islands and the Maldive Islands". Sailing Directions (Enroute): India...
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    Gulf of Aqaba Gulf of Khambhat Gulf of Kutch Gulf of Oman Gulf of Suez Laccadive Sea Mozambique Channel Persian Gulf Red Sea Timor Sea Pacific Ocean Arafura...
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