Agatti Island

Agatti Island is a 7.6 km long island, situated on a coral atoll called Agatti atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is 459 km west of the city of Kochi. Agatti is located about 364 km off Kannur, 394 km off Kozhikode, and 459 km off Kochi in the mainland and 7 km to the southwest of Bangaram, the nearest island. Agatti is 531 km away fro…
Agatti Island is a 7.6 km long island, situated on a coral atoll called Agatti atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is 459 km west of the city of Kochi. Agatti is located about 364 km off Kannur, 394 km off Kozhikode, and 459 km off Kochi in the mainland and 7 km to the southwest of Bangaram, the nearest island. Agatti is 531 km away from Kollam and 529 km away from Kollam Port. Kavaratti, the closest inhabited island, lies 54 km to the SE and Suheli Par atoll 76 km to the south. Agatti Atoll's total land area is 3.226 km² (of it, The main island 3.141 km² and the small Kalpatti Island has 0.085 km². Kalpatti is located at the southern end on the same reef. The lagoon area is 24.84 km².
  • Location: Arabian Sea
  • Archipelago: Lakshadweep
  • Adjacent to: Indian Ocean
  • Total islands: 2
  • Population: 7700 (2014)
  • Major islands: Agatti Island · Kalpatti Island
  • Area: 3.226 km² (1.246 sq mi)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org