Coral islands are created by tiny sea-creatures called polyps. In order to protect skeletons of Calcium carbonate.
When they die, these skeletons turn into large masses of white limestone.
Lakshadweep island
Lakshadweep was created on 1956-11-10.
The official language of Lakshadweep is Malayalam.
Lakshadweep does not yet have a state flower linked with them.
Kavaratti is the administrative capital of the Lakshadweep islands
Kavaratti is the administrative capital of the Lakshadweep islands
Lakshadweep is not accessible directly from Trivandrum, you need to travel via Kochi. (Kochi is 6 hours away (by road) from Trivandrum ) Lakshadweep is about 18 hours away (by Sea). By Air (Air India) to Lakshadweep from Kochi, is about 1.5 hours. Distance between Kochi & Lakshadweep - 440KMs
The provincial capital city of Lakshadweep is Kavaratti, Republic of India.
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is the state tree of Lakshadweep, Republic of India.
Kavaratti is in Lakshadweep. Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
The official language of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep is Malayalam.
The Sooty Tern, (Onychoprion fuscatus) is the state bird of Lakshadweep, Republic of India.