Chetlat Island

Chetlat
ചെത്ലാത്
Chetlat
Chetlat (India)
Geography
Location Arabian Sea
Coordinates 11°41′N 72°42′E / 11.683°N 72.700°E / 11.683; 72.700Coordinates: 11°41′N 72°42′E / 11.683°N 72.700°E / 11.683; 72.700
Area 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Country
India
Union territory Lakshadweep
Demographics
Population 2545 (as of 2009)
Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy

Chetlat Island (Malayalam: ചെത്ലാത്) is a coral island belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago in India.

Geography

Chetlat is one of the populated islands of Lakshadweep. It is located 37 km to the northwest of Kiltan Island. The reef and lagoon are located to the west of the island and the total dry land area is 1.14 km².[1]

History

Local history says that islanders were cruelly treated by Portuguese seafarers in the past.[2]

Coir twisting was the traditional occupation of the inhabitants and average Chetlat coir used to be equal to first-class coir of the other islands in Lakshadweep.[3]

References

  1. Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
  2. Chetlat
  3. R. H. Ellis, A short account of the Laccadive Islands and Minicoy, AES reprint 1992

External links

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