Lakshadweep (redirect from Laccadives)
divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north),...
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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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following the States Reorganisation Act. The territory which was known as Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands became Lakshadweep islands on 1 November...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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such as the Andaman Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Laccadive Sea. Once called the Eastern Ocean, it is now named after India, which...
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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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List of islands of India (section Laccadive Islands)
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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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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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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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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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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Enrica Lexie case (redirect from 2012 Italian shooting in the Laccadive Sea)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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district, along with Sengottai Taluk was transferred to Madras state and the Laccadive and Minicoy Islands were separated from Malabar district to form a new...
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