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Lakshadweep Islands (India)
 Lakshadweep Islands (India) ... submerged banks in the Arabian Sea.Newest Review: ... but it is known that Islam reached the islands around the 7th century. The Portuguese planned to take the islands over in the 16th century, but a reconnaissance ship arrived, and all the crew were killed, by poison. This seemed to put the Portuguese off, and they moved on to Kerala. By the 1850's the islands had been annexed by the British East India Company. Finally in 1956 it became a ... more ... Union Territory of India.
Visiting the Lakshadweep's ?
Things to note:
Only certain islands are allowed to take non Indian visitors.
You need a permit to visit the islands. Your tour operator should arrange, or contact
CGI group, Kochi.
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Lakshadweep Islands (India): Go and play Robinson Crusoe (1136 words)
by - written on 08/11/08 (Very useful, 212 readings)
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The Lakshadweep islands are a group of coral atolls approx 200 kilometres off the coast of Kerala, India, in the Arabian Sea. They belong to the same group of islands as the Maldives, and up until 1972 were known as the Laccadive islands. The are a union territory of India. Basic facts: Population: 60,595 (as of last census in 2001) Language: Malayalam Total number of islands: 36 Administrative centre: Kavaratti island Total land area: 32sq miles Average temperature: Min 28oc - Max 32oc Highest recorded rainfall: 241cm in 24hrs. Climate: The South West Monsoon season is May to October The ... Read the complete review
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