Byramgore Reef

ISO codeIN-LD-01^[2]Official websitewww.lakshadweep.gov.inAvg. summer temperature32.0 °C (89.6 °F)Avg. winter temperature28.0 °C (82.4 °F)

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

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

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

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

Image gallery

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

References

External links

• Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
• Lagoon sizes
• Byramgore Reef - Oceandots at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 December 2010)
• List of Atolls Archived 13 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago
• Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands