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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian Geography

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Lakshadweep Islands

India's smallest Union Territory; 36 coral islands with pristine lagoons

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Key Facts

1

Smallest Union Territory of India โ€” 36 islands, only 10 inhabited, 64,000 people

2

Coral atolls in the Arabian Sea โ€” India's only coral atoll system

3

Agatti and Bangaram: some of Asia's finest snorkelling and scuba diving

"Lakshadweep" means 100,000 islands in Sanskrit โ€” though only 36 exist

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian Geography

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

Key Year

1956

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India's smallest Union Territory; 36 coral islands with pristine lagoons