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The Lakshadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are India's two major island formations and are classified as union territories. The Lakshadweep Islands lie 200 to 440 km (120 to 270 mi) off the coast of Kerala in the Arabian sea with an area of 32 km 2 (12 sq mi). They consist of twelve atolls, three reefs, and five submerged banks, with a ...
Lakshadweep (Malayalam: [lɐkʂɐd̪βʷiːbɨ̆]) is a union territory of India.It is an archipelago of 36 islands [b] divided into three island subgroups: the Laccadive Islands in the middle with the Amindivi Islands in the north separated roughly by the 11th parallel north and the atoll of Minicoy to the south separated by the Nine Degree Channel along the 9th parallel north.
Map of the major rivers, lakes and reservoirs in India. This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China, and USA.
John Lawrence Island. Sir William Peel Island. Wilson Island. Nicholson Island. Swaraj Dweep. Shaheed Dweep. Rose Island. East Volcano Islands. Barren Island.
This is a list of notable lakes in India. [1]Bhopal is knowns as The City of Lakes, as it has 17 lakes and 5 reservoirs, biggest lake Bhojtal has an area of 31 km 2 Bangalore has highest number of small lakes Lake Palace (Jag Niwas) in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan Shikaras on Dal Lake, Jammu & Kashmir Boats on Naini Lake, Kumaon, Uttarakhand House boat on Vembanad Lake, Kerala Sailing on ...
Vembanad-Kol Wetland. Designated. 19 August 2002. Vembanad ( Malayalam: [ʋeːmbɐnaːɖə̆]) is the longest lake in India, [ 1] as well as the largest in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of 230 square kilometers and a maximum length of 96.5 km. [ 2] Spanning three districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Vembanad Lake in ...
Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh and forms the largest shallow freshwater [3] lake in Asia (with 245 km 2 of lake area and 302 km 2 of total Ramsar designated wetland). 15 kilometers away from the Eluru and 65 km from Rajamahendravaram, the lake is located between the Krishna and Godavari deltas. [4]
Loktak Lake, December 2016. Loktak Lake ( Meitei: Loktak Pat[ 2][ 3][ 4]) is a freshwater lake in Northeast India. It is a pulsating lake, with a surface area varying from 250 km 2 to 500 km 2 during the rainy season with a typical area of 287 km 2. [ 5] The lake is located at Moirang in Manipur state, India. [ 6]