Question

Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea.

Answer 1

Lakshadweep is an island that lies in the Arabian sea.

Lakshadweep

• After Sikkim, Lakshadweep is the next smallest populated place in India
• Lakshadweep is India’s smallest Union Territory. (Our country Indian consists of 28 states and 8 union territories. Union territory is not an independent unit but is run by the administrators appointed by the President of India)
• The Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory Lakshadweep in India
• Lakshadweep is the island group of India that has coral origin
• They are considered as kind of coral reefs that are known as Atolls which are circular or horseshoe-shaped reefs.
• Lakshadweep is an archipelago of 36 islands, scattered over approximately 78,000 square km of the Arabian Sea, 200-440 km off the south-western coast of India
• The population in this island is approximately 65,000

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