Chetlat Island
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History
Local history says that islanders were cruelly treated by Portuguese seafarers in the past.[1]
Coir twisting was the traditional occupation of the inhabitants and average Chetlat coir used to be equal to first-class coir of the other islands in Lakshadweep.[2]
Geography
Chetlat is one of the populated islands of Lakshadweep. It is located 37 km to the northwest of Kiltan Island. The reef and lagoon are located to the west of the island and the total dry land area is Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] There is a small scale yearly growing sand spit on the northern point of the island. It has a lagoon area of Script error: No such module "convert"..
Administration
Chetlat is the sole inhabited island of the township of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.[4]
Economics
The inhabitants on the island are engaged in very small scale farming and fishing which are mainly for the island consumption.
Transportation
The island has a small jetty on the west coast and a helipad on southpoint.
Image gallery
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Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
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Map
References
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- ↑ R. H. Ellis, A short account of the Laccadive Islands and Minicoy, AES reprint 1992
- ↑ Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
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External links
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- Lagoon sizes
- Chetlat - Geographical information
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- List of Atolls Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago
- Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands
- FAO - An analysis of the carrying Capacity of Lakshadweep Coral Reefs