Byramgore Reef, also known as Chereapani Reef (), is a

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belonging to the

Amindivi The Aminidivi Islands () are one of the three island subgroups in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is the northern group of the Lakshadweep, separated from the Laccadive Islands subgroup roughly by the 11th parallel north. The total ...

Subgroup of islands of the

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Lakshadweep Lakshadweep () is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and th ...

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. It has a distance of south of the city of

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Geography

Byramgore Reef is located 33 km south of

Cherbaniani Reef Cherbaniani Reef, also known as Beleapani Reef (), is a coral atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of south of the city of Delhi. Geography Cherbaniani Reef is loc ...

and 41 km to the northwest of Bitrā Par, in the northwestern area of Lakshadweep at . The whole northern part of the atoll is submerged. The total length of the atoll, including the submerged part, is 21.5 km, with a maximum width of 6.3 km. The

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area is .

Ecology

There are a few sandbanks on the reefs, but little land is above the surface at high tide. The atoll is visited by

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s, including the

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(''Sterna bengalensis'') and

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(''Sterna bergii'').

Administration

The bank belongs to the

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of Bitra of

Aminidivi The Aminidivi Islands () are one of the three island subgroups in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is the northern group of the Lakshadweep, separated from the Laccadive Islands subgroup roughly by the 11th parallel north. The ...

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.Tehsils info
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Image gallery

File:Lakshadweep.jpg, Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for

Minicoy Minicoy, locally known as Maliku (), is an island in Lakshadweep, India. Along with Viringili, it is on Maliku atoll, the southernmost atoll of Lakshadweep archipelago. Administratively, it is a census town in the Indian States and territories ...

File:Map of Lakshadweep-en.svg, Map

References

External links

Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)Lagoon sizes
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List of Atolls

An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelagoSources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands
Islands of Lakshadweep Atolls of India Important Bird Areas of Lakshadweep Uninhabited islands of India Islands of India {{Lakshadweep-geo-stub