Cherbaniani Reef
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Arabian Sea |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Type | Atoll |
| Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 3 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 0.015 km2 (0.0058 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Territory | Union territory of Lakshadweep |
| District | Lakshadweep |
| Island group | Aminidivi |
| Tehsils of India | Aminidivi |
| Subdivisions of India | Bitra |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2014) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Malayali, Mahls |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | IN-LD-01[2] |
| Official website | www |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Cherbaniani Reef, also known as Beleapani Reef (Malayalam: Valiyapanniyam), is a coral atoll[3] belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of 1,880 km (1,170 mi) south of the city of Delhi.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Cherbaniani Reef is located 33 km north of Byramgore Reef and at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. it is the northwesternmost feature of Lakshadweep. The atoll has a roughly oval shape and was first described by ornithologist Allan Hume in 1876;[4] its total lagoon area is 57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi).[5][6] The 14 km long coral reef that encloses the lagoon has three small uninhabited islands on it.
Ecology
[edit | edit source]They are composed of accumulated coral sand, shingle, cuttle-bones and sea shells. There are many land hermit crabs under the boulders and among the detritus.[7] The atoll used to be a breeding ground for pelagic birds, including the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) and brown noddy (Anous stolidus), which were formerly found in great numbers.[8]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]North Islet has a small mosque built and maintained by local fishermen from Bitra, Chetlat, Kiltan and Agatti islands. The fishermen came here and camp for fishing in a seasonal manner during the period between both monsoons.
Economics
[edit | edit source]Lakshadweep islanders from Chetlat and Bitra sometimes visit the islands to collect guano for the gardens of the inhabited islands, gathering eggs, dumping garbage and disturbing the nestlings of pelagic birds in the process. The beaches are strewn with marine litter composed mainly of oceanic flotsam deposited by currents, such as plastic bottles, glass bulbs, polystyrene foam and cans.[9]
Administration
[edit | edit source]The Atoll belongs to the township of Bitra of Aminidivi Tehsil.[10]
Image gallery
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Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy.
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Map of Lakshadweep Islands.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ Cherbaniani Reef, India
- ^ Hume, Allan O., The Laccadives and the West Coast, Stray Feathers. (Calcutta), IV (1876), 413-83. 21.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Mistakenly switched here between Byramgore and Cherbaniani.
- ^ W.A. Taylor, FRSE, Geographical Notes, Scottish Geographical Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 11, 1892
- ^ Birds of Lakshadweep Islands Archived 12 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ P.S.B.R. James, The Lakshadweep: Islands of Ecological Fragility, Environmental Sensitivity and Anthropogenic Vulnerability, Journal of Coastal Environment
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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- File:Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Lakshadweep travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
- Lagoon sizes
- Cherbaniani Reef - Geographical information
- Seamount Catalog - Cherbaniani Reef Seamount
- List of Atolls Archived 13 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands
- An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago
