Perumal Par, also known as Peremul Par, is an uninhabited

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belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the

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. It has a distance of south of the city of

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Geography

Perumal Par is located at , 33 km south of Bitra Par and 25 km to the northwest of Bangaram Atoll. The atoll is very similar in appearance to Cherbaniani Reef further north. It has a large lagoon devoid of islands in the encircling reef, except for 3 small sandy islets located at the eastern area. The

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s area is . the Islands of Perumal Par are: *North Island, located at , with an area of . *Middle Island, located at , with an area of . *South Island, located at , with an area of .

Ecology

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s of different species visit this atoll. Some damage to the corals of this atoll caused by '' Acanthaster planci'' crown-of-thorns starfish was observed in the 1990s. Its surrounding waters are a good fishing area for

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and the place is often visited by fishermen from inhabited islands nearby. Tourists from nearby Bangaram Island resort often make excursions to this lonely atoll.

References

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Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)Angling adventures in the Arabian Sea

Birds of Lakshadweep IslandsList of Atolls

An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelagoSources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands
Landforms of Lakshadweep Atolls of India Tourism in Lakshadweep Islands of India Uninhabited islands of India {{Lakshadweep-geo-stub