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Cheriyam
Kalpeni is an inhabited Atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of west of the city of Kochi. Geography Kalpeni is west from the port of Kochi and lies south of Andrott and to the NNE of Minicoy, with the broad Nine Degree Channel between them. Suheli Par atoll lies to the west of Kalpeni. Kalpeni forms a single coral atoll along with the uninhabited islands of Cheriyam, Tilakkam, Kodithala and Pitti islet. The eastern and southern shorelines of the island have accumulations of coral debris, the result of a violent storm that hit the area in 1847. It has a lagoon area of . List of Islands *Kalpeni is the main island. it has an area of , and is located at . *Kodithala is immediately to the north of Kalpeni, at, with an area of . * Cheriyam is the northernmost island, with a population of 10. The island has a water tank, a pond, a small road from the village to a lighthouse at the north point, constructed by MGNREGS at 2015. it has an ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheriyam
Kalpeni is an inhabited Atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of west of the city of Kochi. Geography Kalpeni is west from the port of Kochi and lies south of Andrott and to the NNE of Minicoy, with the broad Nine Degree Channel between them. Suheli Par atoll lies to the west of Kalpeni. Kalpeni forms a single coral atoll along with the uninhabited islands of Cheriyam, Tilakkam, Kodithala and Pitti islet. The eastern and southern shorelines of the island have accumulations of coral debris, the result of a violent storm that hit the area in 1847. It has a lagoon area of . List of Islands *Kalpeni is the main island. it has an area of , and is located at . *Kodithala is immediately to the north of Kalpeni, at, with an area of . * Cheriyam is the northernmost island, with a population of 10. The island has a water tank, a pond, a small road from the village to a lighthouse at the north point, constructed by MGNREGS at 2015. it has an ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
