Kiltān Island
Sign in to saveKiltan or Kilthān Island is a coral island in the Amindivi subgroup of the Indian Union Territory of Lakshadweep. It is at a distance of 291 km away from Kannur, 303 km away from Kozhikode, and west of the city of Kochi. The nearest mainland body is Cannanore and the nearest port is Mangalore.
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- Part of
- Aminidivi
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Lakshadweep
- Area
- 1.78
- Elevation
- 2
- Body of water
- Indian Ocean
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Kiltan or Kilthān Island is a coral island in the Amindivi subgroup of the Indian Union Territory of Lakshadweep. It is at a distance of 291 km away from Kannur, 303 km away from Kozhikode, and west of the city of Kochi. The nearest mainland body is Cannanore and the nearest port is Mangalore.
==History== Kiltan is settled during early periods of common immigration to the Lakshadweep islands. The island was part of an international trade route between the Persian Gulf and Ceylon.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kiltān Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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