Lakshadweep facts for kids
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Lakshadweep are a group of islands in the Arabian Sea. They belong to India. Their capital is Kavaratti. It covers an area of 11 square miles (28 km2). Eleven of the 36 coral atoll islands of Lakshadweep are inhabited. The islands are the only coral atolls in India. The people living there are Malayalam and Mahl people, who have been influenced by Arab traders. Lakshadweep is a Muslim region just like the neighboring Maldives, where tourism is strictly regulated. Apart from the emerging tourism, government jobs, fishing and coconut production are the mainstays of the Lakshadweep economy.
Territorial symbols of Laksahdweep
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Provincial bird of Laksahdweep
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Provincial animal of Laksahdweep
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Provincial tree of Laksahdweep
Images for kids
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One of the uninhabited islands in Bangaram Atoll, Lakshadweep.
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Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy.
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Domestic ducks on a beach at Kavaratti, Lakshadweep
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NASA picture of Maliku Atoll with Minicoy Island
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Water sports at Kavaratti Island
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Passenger ship MV Amindivi of the Lakshdweep Islands administration docked at Old Mangalore port
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Agatti Airstrip
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Agatti island, Lakshdweep
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A rare red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus subsp. indicus) found in small islands of Lakshdweep
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Closeup of a Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon falcula) in a reef, Lakshdweep.
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Coral Reef near Bangaram Island, Lakshdweep
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A Lagoon Triggerfish swimming around the reef of Lakshdweep.
See also
In Spanish: Laquedivas para niños
