Viringili
Nickname: Small Pox Island
Viringili is located in Lakshadweep
Viringili
Viringili
Location of Villingili Island in Lakshadweep
Geography
LocationArabian Sea
Coordinates8°16′41″N 73°00′40″E / 8.278°N 73.011°E / 8.278; 73.011
ArchipelagoLakshadweep
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Villingili
Area0.025 km2 (0.0097 sq mi)[1]
Length0.15 km (0.093 mi)
Width0.20 km (0.124 mi)
Coastline0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
TerritoryUnion territory of Lakshadweep
DistrictLakshadweep
Island groupMinicoy Islands
Tehsils of IndiaMinicoy Tehsil
Subdivisions of IndiaMinicoy Ward
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsMalayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone
PIN682559
Telephone code0489x
ISO codeIN-LD-09[2]
Official websitewww.lakshadweep.gov.in
Avg. summer temperature32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature28.0 °C (82.4 °F)

Villingili (Dhivehi: ވިރިންގިލި ; Malayalam: വിരിന്ഗാ), is an uninhabited islet in Lakshadweep, India. It is located at the southwestern end of Minicoy's reef, in Maliku Atoll.

History

It is the location where the lepers of Lakshadweep were banished, where they lived in abject conditions

Administration

The island belongs to the township of Minicoy of Minicoy Tehsil.[3]

Geography

Viringili is barely 200 m in length. It is fringed with gravel and it is covered with bushes. A few stunted coconut trees grow in the center of the island. It has a distance of 0.6 km (0.37 mi) from Minicoy.

References

  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep.
  2. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. Tehsils info
  • Bell, H.C.P.: The Maldive Islands, An account of the physical features, History, Inhabitants, Productions and Trade. Colombo 1883.
  • Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, ISBN 84-7254-801-5


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