Byramgore Reef

Cheriyapani
Native name: ചെറിയഫന്ന്യം
	Cheriyapani
Geography
Location	Arabian Sea
Coordinates	11°54′N 71°49′E / 11.900°N 71.817°ECoordinates: 11°54′N 71°49′E / 11.900°N 71.817°E
Type	Atoll
Archipelago	Lakshadweep
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	south 11°49′40″N 71°50′21″E / 11.8279°N 71.8392°E; middle;
Area	0.1 ha (0.25 acres)
Length	21.5 km (13.36 mi)
Width	6.3 km (3.91 mi)
Highest elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Administration
	India
Territory	Union territory of Lakshadweep
District	Lakshadweep
Island group	Aminidivi
Tehsils of India	Aminidivi
Subdivisions of India	Bitra
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Malayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30);
ISO code	IN-LD-01
Official website	www.lakshadweep.gov.in
Avg. summer temperature	32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	28.0 °C (82.4 °F)

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Byramgore Reef, also known as Chereapani Reef (Malayalam: Cheriyapanniyam), is a coral atoll^[3] belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of 1,940 km (1,210 mi) south of the city of Delhi.

Geography[edit]

Byramgore Reef is located 33 km south of Cherbaniani Reef and 41 km to the northwest of Bitrā Par, in the northwestern area of Lakshadweep at 11°54′N 71°49′E / 11.900°N 71.817°E / 11.900; 71.817. The whole northern part of the atoll is submerged.^[4] The total length of the atoll, including the submerged part, is 21.5 km, with a maximum width of 6.3 km.^{[citation needed]} The lagoon area is 172.59 km² (66.64 sq mi).^{[citation needed]}

Ecology[edit]

There are a few sandbanks on the reefs, but little land is above the surface at high tide. The atoll is visited by pelagic birds, including the lesser crested tern (Sterna bengalensis) and greater crested tern (Sterna bergii).^[5]

Administration[edit]

The bank belongs to the township of Bitra of Aminidivi Tehsil.^[6]

Image gallery[edit]

Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
Map

References[edit]

↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2001 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.
↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
↑ Cherbaniani Reef, India
↑ Byramgore Reef, India
↑ Birds of Lakshadweep Islands Archived 12 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Tehsils info

External links[edit]

Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
Lagoon sizes
Byramgore Reef - Oceandots at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 December 2010)
List of Atolls
An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago
Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands

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[cit-1] "Islandwise Area and Population - 2001 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011.

[2] Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code

[3] Cherbaniani Reef, India

[4] Byramgore Reef, India

[5] Birds of Lakshadweep Islands Archived 12 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Tehsils info

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