kids encyclopedia robot

Laccadive Sea facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

The Laccadive Sea (also known as the Lakshadweep Sea) is a part of the Indian Ocean. It's located near the countries of India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. You can find it southwest of Karnataka, west of Kerala, and south of Tamil Nadu in India. This sea is special because its water stays warm all year round, making it a perfect home for lots of different sea creatures. For example, the Gulf of Mannar, which is part of this sea, is home to about 3,600 different kinds of marine life!

Many important cities are located along the shores of the Laccadive Sea. These include Mangaluru, Kannur, Kozhikode, Ponnani, Kochi, Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram in India. Other cities are Tuticorin in India, Colombo in Sri Lanka, and Malé in the Maldives. Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of peninsular India, also borders this sea.

Images for kids

  • A View of the Laccadive Sea from Villingili

    A view of the Laccadive Sea from Villingili

  • Muzhappilangad beach6

    Laccadive seashore at Muzhappilangad, where also the longest Drive-in beach of Asia locates

  • Kollam, Kerala

    Laccadive sea shore at Kollam Beach

  • Pearling crew 1926

    Pearl fishing in the Gulf of Mannar, around 1926

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mar de Laquedivas para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Laccadive Sea Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.