M.V. Amindivi, a passenger ship of the Lakshadweep Islands administration named after the island subgroup
Formerly the Union Territory was known as Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands,[2] a name that was changed to Lakshadweep by an act of Parliament in 1973.[3] The Aminidivi group forms a taluka or subdivision.[4] The islands of Amini, Kiltan, Chetlat, Kadmat and Bitra are inhabited. The population numbered 18,876 at the 2001 census and Islam is the main religion of the islanders.[5]
Aminidivi has the highest recorded rainfall in India in a 24-hour period, at 1,168 mm on 2004-05-06.
The islands were inhabited from ancient times by people of nearby Kerala to which were added later people of Arab descent. Vasco da Gama visited these islands around 1498. In the mid 16th century all the inhabited islands of the Lakshadweep were conferred as jagir on the ruling family of the Cannanore Kingdom (Arakkal Kingdom) by the Chirakkal or Kolattiri Raja in order to grant protection from the Portuguese.[10]
In the latter quarter of the 18th century the islands of the Amindivi group of the Lakshadweep revolted owing to the rigours of the enforcement of the monopoly of coir rope trade.[11] Following the uprising, the northern islands put themselves under the rule of the Kingdom of Mysore in 1784, then ruled by Tippu Sultan. The southern group of the Cannanore Islands, however, remained loyal to the Arakkal Kingdom.[12]
^Prakash Chauhan & Shailesh Nayak, Detection of submerged reef banks in the Lakshadweep Sea using IRS-P4 OCM satellite data
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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 1 The total land area of the group is 9 26 km Aminidiviഅമ ന ദ വ പ Amindivi IslandsIsland subgroup Aminidivi India CountryIndiaStateLakshadweepDistrictLakshadweepArea Total9 26 km2 3 58 sq mi Languages OfficialMalayalamTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationLDM V Amindivi a passenger ship of the Lakshadweep Islands administration named after the island subgroupFormerly the Union Territory was known as Laccadive Minicoy and Amindivi Islands 2 a name that was changed to Lakshadweep by an act of Parliament in 1973 3 The Aminidivi group forms a taluka or subdivision 4 The islands of Amini Kiltan Chetlat Kadmat and Bitra are inhabited The population numbered 18 876 at the 2001 census and Islam is the main religion of the islanders 5 Aminidivi has the highest recorded rainfall in India in a 24 hour period at 1 168 mm on 2004 05 06 Contents 1 Geography 2 Climate 3 History 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksGeography editAminidivi consists of atolls with islands three reefs or atolls with only unvegetated sand cays above the high water mark and four submerged banks 6 In addition there is the island that gives its name to the group Amini which is located at 11 06 N 72 45 E 11 100 N 72 750 E 11 100 72 750 at the northwestern end of Pitti Bank a largely sunken atoll Atoll Reef Bank alternate name type LandArea km LagoonArea 7 km No ofislets Pop Census2001 LocationAmindivi IslandsCora Divh bank 339 45 13 42 N 72 11 E 13 700 N 72 183 E 13 700 72 183 Cora Divh Sesostris Bank bank 388 53 13 08 N 72 00 E 13 133 N 72 000 E 13 133 72 000 Sesostris Bank Bassas de Pedro Munyal Par Padua Bank bank 2474 33 13 07 N 72 25 E 13 117 N 72 417 E 13 117 72 417 Bassas de Pedro Cherbaniani Reef Beleapani Reef reef 0 01 172 59 2 12 18 N 71 53 E 12 300 N 71 883 E 12 300 71 883 Cherbaniani Reef Byramgore Reef Chereapani reef 0 01 57 46 1 11 54 N 71 49 E 11 900 N 71 817 E 11 900 71 817 Byramgore Reef Chetlat Island atoll 1 14 1 60 1 2289 11 42 N 72 42 E 11 700 N 72 700 E 11 700 72 700 Chetlat Island Bitra Island atoll 0 10 45 61 2 264 11 33 N 72 09 E 11 550 N 72 150 E 11 550 72 150 Bitra Island Kiltan Island atoll 2 20 1 76 1 3664 11 29 N 73 00 E 11 483 N 73 000 E 11 483 73 000 Kiltan Island Kadmat Island Cardamom atoll 3 20 37 50 1 5319 11 14 N 72 47 E 11 233 N 72 783 E 11 233 72 783 Kadmat Island Elikalpeni Bank bank 95 91 11 12 N 73 58 E 11 200 N 73 967 E 11 200 73 967 Elikalpeni Bank Perumal Par reef 0 01 83 02 1 11 10 N 72 04 E 11 167 N 72 067 E 11 167 72 067 Perumal Par Amini Island1 atoll 2 59 155 091 1 7340 11 06 N 72 45 E 11 100 N 72 750 E 11 100 72 750 Amini Island Climate editClimate data for Aminidivi 1981 2010 extremes 1901 2012 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 36 7 98 1 35 7 96 3 37 2 99 0 37 7 99 9 37 5 99 5 36 2 97 2 33 3 91 9 34 4 93 9 33 9 93 0 36 4 97 5 35 0 95 0 35 1 95 2 37 7 99 9 Mean daily maximum C F 31 8 89 2 32 4 90 3 33 0 91 4 33 8 92 8 33 5 92 3 30 5 86 9 29 8 85 6 29 7 85 5 30 3 86 5 30 9 87 6 31 5 88 7 31 7 89 1 31 6 88 9 Mean daily minimum C F 23 8 74 8 24 5 76 1 25 5 77 9 26 7 80 1 26 9 80 4 25 7 78 3 25 4 77 7 25 3 77 5 25 3 77 5 25 1 77 2 24 6 76 3 23 8 74 8 25 2 77 4 Record low C F 18 9 66 0 19 4 66 9 20 0 68 0 20 0 68 0 16 6 61 9 21 1 70 0 21 0 69 8 20 9 69 6 21 3 70 3 19 7 67 5 18 3 64 9 18 9 66 0 18 3 64 9 Average rainfall mm inches 15 9 0 63 1 6 0 06 3 2 0 13 10 0 0 39 147 7 5 81 373 5 14 70 336 0 13 23 231 2 9 10 187 2 7 37 146 0 5 75 90 5 3 56 31 3 1 23 1 574 3 61 98 Average rainy days 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 8 5 8 16 8 16 1 13 3 10 9 8 5 5 1 2 2 80 2Average relative humidity at 17 30 IST 68 67 68 68 72 83 85 84 81 77 74 70 75Source India Meteorological Department 8 9 History editThe islands were inhabited from ancient times by people of nearby Kerala to which were added later people of Arab descent Vasco da Gama visited these islands around 1498 In the mid 16th century all the inhabited islands of the Lakshadweep were conferred as jagir on the ruling family of the Cannanore Kingdom Arakkal Kingdom by the Chirakkal or Kolattiri Raja in order to grant protection from the Portuguese 10 In the latter quarter of the 18th century the islands of the Amindivi group of the Lakshadweep revolted owing to the rigours of the enforcement of the monopoly of coir rope trade 11 Following the uprising the northern islands put themselves under the rule of the Kingdom of Mysore in 1784 then ruled by Tippu Sultan The southern group of the Cannanore Islands however remained loyal to the Arakkal Kingdom 12 In 1792 as a consequence of the Third Anglo Mysore War and the defeat of Tippu Sultan the Amindivi Islands came under the East India Company rule following the treaty of Srirangapatna The Amindivi subgroup was then attached to the Kasaragod taluk of South Canara in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj in 1799 13 14 15 hence they also became known as the South Kanara Islands 16 Bibliography editR H Ellis A Short Account of the Laccadive Islands and Minicoy Government Press Madras 1924 K P Ittaman Amini Islanders Social Structure and Change Abhinav Publications Delhi 1976 ASIN B0060D0XK8References edit GEBCO Gazetteer of undersea feature names Lakshadweep union territory India Britannica The name of the Laccadive Minicoy and Amindivi islands Archived from the original on 23 February 2019 Retrieved 2 December 2015 Lakshadweep Tehsil Map Maps of India Web123India Prakash Chauhan amp Shailesh Nayak Detection of submerged reef banks in the Lakshadweep Sea using IRS P4 OCM satellite data Report on Aquifer Mapping and Management Plan UT of Lakshadweep Kerala PDF Central Ground Water Board p 14 Archived PDF from the original on 19 May 2023 Station Amini Divi Climatological Table 1981 2010 PDF Climatological Normals 1981 2010 India Meteorological Department January 2015 pp 39 40 Archived from the original PDF on 5 February 2020 Retrieved 29 February 2020 Extremes of Temperature amp Rainfall for Indian Stations Up to 2012 PDF India Meteorological Department December 2016 p M113 Archived from the original PDF on 5 February 2020 Retrieved 29 February 2020 The imperial gazetteer of India Volume 8 William Logan Malabar Manual p CCLXXIX Logan William 2004 1887 Malabar Manual New Delhi Asian Education Services p 2 ISBN 81 206 0446 6 Government of Madras 1953 1951 Census Handbook South Canara District PDF Madras Government Press Times of India dated 2005 07 25 1902 Encyclopedia Laccadives also known as Laccadive Islands Laccadive Minicoy and Amindivi Islands Lakshadweep R H Ellis A Short Account of the Laccadive Islands and Minicoy Government Press Madras 1924 p 61External links editFull text of Laccadive Islands And Minicoy Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aminidivi amp oldid 1196358009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
