Chetlat Island
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Arabian Sea |
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| Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 1.174 km2 (0.453 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 | Chetlat Island |
| Largest settlement | Chetlat (pop. 10) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 2,400 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 2,044/km2 (5294/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Malayali, Mahls |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 682554 |
| Telephone code | 04899 |
| ISO code | IN-LD-02[2] |
| Official website | www |
| Literacy | 84.4% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 50% ♂/♀ |
Chetlat Island is a coral island belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago in India. It has a distance of 432 km (268 mi) west of the city of Kochi.
History
[edit | edit source]Local history says that islanders were cruelly treated by Portuguese seafarers in the past.[3]
Coir twisting was the traditional occupation of the inhabitants and average Chetlat coir used to be equal to first-class coir of the other islands in Lakshadweep.[4]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Chetlat is one of the populated islands of Lakshadweep. It is located 37 km to the northwest of Kiltan Island. The reef and lagoon are located to the west of the island and the total dry land area is 1.174 km2 (0.453 sq mi).[5] There is a small scale yearly growing sand spit on the northern point of the island. It has a lagoon area of 3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi).
Administration
[edit | edit source]Chetlat is the sole inhabited island of the township of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.[6]
Economics
[edit | edit source]The inhabitants on the island are engaged in very small scale farming and fishing which are mainly for the island consumption.
Transportation
[edit | edit source]The island has a small jetty on the west coast and a helipad on southpoint.
Image gallery
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Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
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Map
References
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- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ R. H. Ellis, A short account of the Laccadive Islands and Minicoy, AES reprint 1992
- ^ Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
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External links
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- File:Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Lakshadweep travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Lagoon sizes
- Chetlat - Geographical information
- Chetlat - Oceandots at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 December 2010)
- List of Atolls Archived 13 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago
- Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands
- FAO - An analysis of the carrying Capacity of Lakshadweep Coral Reefs
