spectacular seawater colour around Bangaram island Lakshadweep Islands India
Lakshadweep consists of 12 atolls, 3 reefs and 5 submerged banks, with a total of 32 islands which belong to India It is the smallest union territory of India. The group is located 200 to 300 km off of the coast of Kerala in the Arabian first westerner on the islands was Vasco da Gama, but the British were the first to explore the islands. Only eleven islands are inhabited (including the Bangaram island which is newly inhabited) The Airport lies on Agatti Island and that together with a mainland ferry offers the only transport available to and from the islandsfrom India . Foreigners are strictly regulated in visiting the islands (only Agatti and Bangaram) and require special permits. Bangaram island, with its idyllic palm grove and smooth white sands and mulitcoloured sea it is developing into a tourist place of international fame. This island lies about 8kms north of Agatti. Bangaram is enclosed by a scenic lagoon about 10kms long by six km wide. The lagoon is very deep with here and there are of corals growing up to the surface, Originally, this island was in the hands of the people of Agatti. But it was confiscated by the Bibi of Cannanore in 1764 as a punishment for the murder of an Accountant stationed there. in 1928 The Madras Government divided the island into plots and leased out to small cultivators.
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Location: Bangaram island Lakshadweep Islands India
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