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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Suheli Par
| native_name =
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| map = India
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| coordinates = {{coord|10.07|N|72.3|E|region:IN-LD_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology =
| location = [[Arabian Sea]]
| island_type = [[Atoll]]
| archipelago = [[Lakshadweep]]
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]
| total_islands = 3
| major_islands = {{hlist|Valiyakara|Cheriyakara|Suheli Pitti}}
| area_km2 = 0.888
| area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Lakshadweep}}</ref>
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| elevation_m = 1
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| country = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[States and union territories of India|Territory]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[Union territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[List of districts in India#Lakshadweep (LD)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Lakshadweep]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Laccadive Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Kavaratti]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_4 = [[Subdivisions of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_4 = [[Kavaratti]]
| country_largest_city = Cheriyakara
| country_largest_city_population = 10
| population = 10
| population_as_of = 2014
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| density_km2 = 11
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| ethnic_groups = [[Malayali]], [[Mahl people|Mahls]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 682555, 682559, 682557
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04890, 04895 ,04896
| website = {{URL|http://www.lakshadweep.gov.in/}}
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code = IN-LD-07<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]| data5 = [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
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'''Suheli Par''' is a [[coral]] [[atoll]] in the [[Union Territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]], [[India]]. It is an oval-shaped 17 km long atoll surrounded by a zone of rich marine fauna.
==Geography==
Suheli Par is located at {{coord|10|05|N|72|17|E}}, 52 km to the SW of [[Kavaratti]], 76 km to the south of [[Agatti]], 139 km to the west of [[Kalpeni]] and 205 km to the NNW of [[Minicoy]], with the broad [[Nine Degree Channel]] between them.<ref>[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub173/173sec05.pdf Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)]</ref>
The Lagoon area is {{convert|87.76|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.mvkavaratti.com/suheli_island_excursion.htm Info]</ref>
===Islands===
There are three islands on the reef encircling the lagoon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/indian/lakshadweep/suheli-par.php |title=Suheli Par - Oceandots |accessdate=2011-11-09 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/indian/lakshadweep/suheli-par.php |archivedate=23 December 2010 }}</ref>

*'''Valiyakara''' Located at the northern end of the lagoon.<ref>[http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3125/1/Article_26.pdf CMFRI bulletin 44]</ref> This island has retained most of its original vegetation. It has also some largely stunted, unkempt [[coconut tree]]s and is visited occasionally by workers who collect the coconuts. [[Hermit crab]]s are found in abundance.<ref>[http://www.aiep.pl/volumes/1980/2_2/pdf/12_2_03.pdf Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria - Fishes of Lakshadweep]</ref> There is a [[lighthouse]] on this island. Light ARLHS LAK-015.<ref>[http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/LAK15.html Valiyakara/Suheli Par North (Laccadive Islands) Light ARLHS LAK-015]</ref>
It has a size of {{convert|0.395|km2|abbr=off}}.
*'''Cheriyakara''' Located on the southeastern side of the lagoon and slightly smaller than Valiyakara. This island has a large coconut plantation. Between mid-October and mid-April, fishermen of Agatti and Kavaratti stay in temporary settlements on this island (average yearly population of 10) They catch tuna in the surrounding waters of the atoll and process it on the island. Its size is {{convert|0.383|km2|abbr=off}}.
*'''Indira-Shastri Dweep''' is a long sandbank located between the two islands. It was used as a breeding ground by [[tern]]s.<ref>[http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/10pdfs/Kurup-Lakshadweep.pdf Birds of Lakshadweep Islands]</ref>
Its size is {{convert|0.11|km2|abbr=off}}.

==Ecology==
Both islands have coconut trees, as well as ''[[Pandanus]]'', ''[[Scaevola taccada]]'', ''[[Tournefortia argentea]]'' and ''[[Pemphis acidula]]'' bushes.
The [[grey heron]] and the [[black-capped kingfisher]] have been observed in this atoll. Owing to the rich marine life there was a proposal to declare Suheli Par a marine national park.<ref>A.G.K. Menon, ''Marine Park of Lakshadweep, a report submitted to the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India'', 1976</ref>

In 2006 a ship from [[Seychelles]] ran aground on this atoll, but there was no [[oil spill]] reported.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120604001314/http://www.nerve.in/news:2535008670 Vessel gets stuck off Lakshadweep, no oil spill reported ] </ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://mapcarta.com/14856816 Suheli Par -Mapcarta]
*[http://www.mapsofindia.com/lakshadweep/tourism/uninhabited-islands.html Uninhabited Islands]
*[http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/10pdfs/Kurup-Lakshadweep.pdf Birds of Lakshadweep Islands]
*[http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/4897/1/00019.pdf List of Atolls]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130617052832/http://www.indianbirds.in/pdfs/An%20ornithological%20expedition.pdf An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago]
*[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00856407908722989 Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands]
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[[Category:Islands of Lakshadweep]]
[[Category:Atolls of India]]

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