Nickname: Small Pox Island | |
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Location of Villingili Island in
Lakshadweep | |
Geography | |
Location | Arabian Sea |
Coordinates | 8°16′41″N 73°00′40″E / 8.278°N 73.011°E |
Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
|
Area | 0.025 km2 (0.0097 sq mi) [1] |
Length | 0.15 km (0.093 mi) |
Width | 0.20 km (0.124 mi) |
Coastline | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
Territory | Union territory of Lakshadweep |
District | Lakshadweep |
Island group | Minicoy Islands |
Tehsils of India | Minicoy Tehsil |
Subdivisions of India | Minicoy Ward |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2014) |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Malayali, Mahls |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 682559 |
Telephone code | 0489x |
ISO code | IN-LD-09 [2] |
Official website |
www |
Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Villingili ( Dhivehi: ވިރިންގިލި ; Malayalam: വിരിന്ഗാ), is an uninhabited islet in Lakshadweep, India. It is located at the southwestern end of Minicoy's reef, in Maliku Atoll.
It is the location where the lepers of Lakshadweep were banished, where they lived in abject conditions[ citation needed]
The island belongs to the township of Minicoy of Minicoy Tehsil. [3]
Viringili is barely 200 m in length. It is fringed with gravel and it is covered with bushes. A few stunted coconut trees grow in the center of the island. It has a distance of 0.6 km (0.37 mi) from Minicoy.[ citation needed]
Nickname: Small Pox Island | |
---|---|
Location of Villingili Island in
Lakshadweep | |
Geography | |
Location | Arabian Sea |
Coordinates | 8°16′41″N 73°00′40″E / 8.278°N 73.011°E |
Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
|
Area | 0.025 km2 (0.0097 sq mi) [1] |
Length | 0.15 km (0.093 mi) |
Width | 0.20 km (0.124 mi) |
Coastline | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
Territory | Union territory of Lakshadweep |
District | Lakshadweep |
Island group | Minicoy Islands |
Tehsils of India | Minicoy Tehsil |
Subdivisions of India | Minicoy Ward |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2014) |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Malayali, Mahls |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 682559 |
Telephone code | 0489x |
ISO code | IN-LD-09 [2] |
Official website |
www |
Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Villingili ( Dhivehi: ވިރިންގިލި ; Malayalam: വിരിന്ഗാ), is an uninhabited islet in Lakshadweep, India. It is located at the southwestern end of Minicoy's reef, in Maliku Atoll.
It is the location where the lepers of Lakshadweep were banished, where they lived in abject conditions[ citation needed]
The island belongs to the township of Minicoy of Minicoy Tehsil. [3]
Viringili is barely 200 m in length. It is fringed with gravel and it is covered with bushes. A few stunted coconut trees grow in the center of the island. It has a distance of 0.6 km (0.37 mi) from Minicoy.[ citation needed]