Andrott
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Andrott Island (Malayalam: ആന്ധ്രോത് ദ്വീപ്), also known as Androth Island, is a small inhabited island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, a group of 36 coral islands scattered in the Arabian Sea off the western coast of India[3] It has a distance of 2,006 km (1,246 mi) south of the city of Delhi.
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History
Andrott Island had been known as 'Divanduru' in the past, a name that is found in some old French maps. It belongs to the Laccadive Islands subgroup, which had been historically a part of the Arakkal Kingdom.[4]
Nowadays the island of Andrott is a protected territory and not a tourist destination.
Geography
Andrott Island is the nearest to the mainland from all the islands in the group[5] and it is also the longest, as well as the biggest (area-wise) island.
It is located approximately 198 kilometres (123 mi) from Kozhikode and 293 kilometres (182 mi) from Kochi.[6] The island has an area of 4.98 square kilometres (1.92 sq mi) and is the only island of the group to have a west-east orientation.[6] It has a lagoon area of 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi).
Demographics
Most of its inhabitants are Muslims and there is also a Hindu minority. The Saint Hasrat Ubaidullah, who is believed to have converted the Lakshadweep Islands to Islam, died here. His remains are entombed in the Jumah mosque.[7]
The island also houses several Buddhist archaeological remains.[6]
Administration
The island belongs to the township of Andrott of Andrott Tehsil.[8]
Climate
| Climate data for Andrott | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.2 (90) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.8 (91) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.0 (86) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.95 (87.71) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.92 (76.84) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10.5 (0.413) |
2.4 (0.094) |
6.0 (0.236) |
25.9 (1.02) |
130.4 (5.134) |
401.7 (15.815) |
486.1 (19.138) |
238.6 (9.394) |
182.2 (7.173) |
166.5 (6.555) |
129.8 (5.11) |
90.2 (3.551) |
1,870.3 (73.633) |
| Source: India Meteorological Department (1965-1979)[9] | |||||||||||||
Image gallery
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Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
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Map
References
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Lakshadweep travel guide from Wikivoyage
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- ↑ Geneviève Bouchon, Mamale de Cananor, Librairie Droz, ISBN 9782600033541, p. 40
- ↑ Androth Island - Lakshadweep U.T
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- ↑ Tehsils info
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