Kalpati

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Kalpatti Island
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Kalpatti Island
Geography
Location Arabian Sea
Coordinates 10°48′47″N72°10′01″E / 10.813°N 72.167°E / 10.813; 72.167
Archipelago Lakshadweep
Adjacent to Indian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Kalpatti
Area0.085 km2 (0.033 sq mi) [1]
Length0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Width0.25 km (0.155 mi)
Coastline1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Highest elevation1 m (3 ft)
Administration
Flag of India.svg  India
Territory Union territory of Lakshadweep
District Lakshadweep
Island group Laccadive Islands
Tehsils of India Kavaratti
Subdivisions of India Agatti Island
Largest settlement(None)
Demographics
Population0 (2017)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups(None)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 68255x
Telephone code0489x
ISO code IN-LD-06 [2]
Official website www.lakshadweep.gov.in
Avg. summer temperature32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio 0/

Kalpatti Island is an uninhabited island of Agatti atoll in Lakshadweep, India. There were plans to extend the runway of the airport on the nearby Agatti Island to Kalpati Island to accommodate jet aircraft. [3] The plans were rejected on environmental grounds because the proposed runway extension would have passed a turtle colony. [4]

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Administration

The island belongs to the township of Agatti Island of Kavaratti Tehsil. [5]

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References

  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2016.
  2. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. Sinha, Saurabh (15 February 2007). "Airport across two islands in Lakshadweep". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. Sinha, Saurabh (6 February 2013). "Bridge on sea to extend Lakshadweep airport runway". Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. "Tehsils info" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2016.