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๐ฎ๐ณ Lakshadweep Islands
India's smallest Union Territory; 36 coral islands with pristine lagoons
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๐ฎ๐ณ Key Facts
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Smallest Union Territory of India โ 36 islands, only 10 inhabited, 64,000 people
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Coral atolls in the Arabian Sea โ India's only coral atoll system
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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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๐ฎ๐ณ Indian Geography
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๐ฎ๐ณ India
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1956
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India's smallest Union Territory; 36 coral islands with pristine lagoons