LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS
- December 8, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Geography
Context:With the entire Lakshadweep group of islands being declared an organic agricultural area, the island administration is eyeing an expansion of the traditional business in coconuts and coconut products.
Concept :
- It consists of three major islands. They are ,
- Amindivi Islands (consisting of six main islands of Amini, Keltan, Chetlat, Kadmat, Bitra and Perumul Par). [don’t have to remember all these names]
- Laccadive Islands (consisting of five major islands of Androth, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Pitti and Suheli Par) and
- Minicoy Island.
- At present these islands are collectively known as Lakshadweep.
- The Lakshadweep Islands are a group of 25 small islands.
- They are widely scattered about 200-500 km south-west of the Kerala coast.
- Amendivi Islands are the northern most while the Minicoy island is the southernmost.
- All are tiny islands of coral origin {Atoll} and are
- They are surrounded by fringing reefs.
- The largest and the most advanced is Lakshadweep Islands the Minicoy island with an area of 4.53 sq km.
- Most of the islands have low elevation and do not rise more than five metre above sea level (Extremely Vulnerable to sea level change).
- Their topography is flat and relief features such as hills, streams, valleys, etc. are absent.