Cardamom Island in India

Kadmat Island, also known as cardamom Island, an island belonging to a subset of the archipelago Lakshadweep Islands in India .Kadmat

About cardamom Island
Cardamom Island is one of the most wonderful tourist sites in India, which are located in the beautiful islands of Lakshadweep. Kadmat Island is a wonderful place to spend the holidays distinctive, it is one of the few inhabited islands in Lakshadweep, which contain coconut trees attractive. The island is located at a distance of 5 km to the north of the island of Amini and has a length of 8 km and displayed 550 m .Kadmat Island, India

Kadmat Island of the family islands offer stunning views and quiet nature. Kadmat Island remain open to tourists throughout the year to explore and enjoy life underwater in the islands like Bangaram and Agatti Islands. Sparkling island lime stones, which are used in the construction purpose. Blessed Kadmat island of its proximity to an amazing array of marine plants and animals. It is very popular for long sandy beaches and sand banks located on the southern tip of sunbath. And it is often seen as a divine place on Earth. The venue is the perfect choice to enjoy the holidays.



Geographically
Most of the island located in the middle Lakshadweep archipelago, and to drop tear liquefied form, with a surface that extends 3.2 square kilometers (1.2 square miles), the island enjoys the presence of coral reefs. Kadmat village is the only village inhabited the island. It is in the form of a "spindle" with a length of 8 kilometers (5.0 miles). Maximum width of the island extending from north to south and about a few hundred meters (about 0.5 kilometers (0.31 miles) in the middle.

The south end is narrower in width and extends about 50 meters (160 feet). The topography of the island for an extended about 2-3 meters above the average sea level, and the surface of the island consists of coral, which clump with coral reefs and sand reefs. Lake island stretches the width of 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles) and covers an area of ​​about 37 square kilometers (14 square miles), and the depth of the shallow water is about 2-3 meters because they contain the shore line and has a sandy beach, viewing coral reef that extends about 50 meters (160 feet), ranging field of tidal between 0.6 to 1.6 meters.

Limiting Kadmat island of Kavaratti Island to the northwest of the country and at a distance of 67 kilometers (42 miles). It is 32 km (20 miles) away from the Kiltan Island. Amini Island is located near the Kadmat. The northwestern part of the formation of an extended home bank about 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) away from the south-west. Kochi extended about 407 kilometers (253 miles). The nearest airport to the island on Agatti Island, operates flights to and from Cochin there.

Environmental setting of the island of coral reefs with seaweed, sea turtles nesting here consists. It notified the Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) considering the island as a marine protected to preserve located on the island of animals, plants, or any other type of living organisms, and other resources.

the climate
The average annual temperature in cardamom island on the border of up to 24.2 and up to 34.4 degrees Celsius (75.6 to 93.9 degrees Fahrenheit). Rainfall occurs during the monsoon season from May to September with an average annual rainfall of 1237 mm rate, according to the records of the island near Amini. The maximum rainfall recorded in one day is 241.8 mm. Humidity ranging from 70-75%.

Demographics and language
According to the 2001 census was the island's population census (population was expected for the year 2011 about 6526) to about 5319, which is composed of 2885 males and 2034 females. Population density per square kilometer in 1705. Malayalam language is dominant on the people of the island, while the literacy rate to about 90.4% rate.

Habitats
The island has three types of habitats, namely, "coral reefs, seagrass and nesting sea turtles."

The island has recorded twenty species of phytoplankton and 19 a total of zooplankton in the reef slope and the lake. It was also noted they contain 33 species of benthic organisms in the same area.

economy
Apart from the fisheries, the other main economic activity on the island is agriculture, with about 5% of the cultivated land area. Coconut plantations are common agriculture along with twinning coconut associated with them. Agriculture depends on the rainfall and high water in freshwater wells, consisting of crops grown from the "red grass, peanuts, corn, potatoes, grains, cereals, millet, papaya, bananas and tree racket."

tourism
Kadmat island has a distinctive areas of tourist attractions, which attract many visitors to enjoy b: kayaking, scuba diving and leisure trips. Island, has the best marine life across the west coast of India, which is the only island that allowed non-Indians for tourists to visit.

How to reach by air
The nearest airport of the island is Kadmat Agatti Island Airport, with nearly 77 km from Kadmat. Agatti Island Airport is very well connected in the major cities such as Bangalore, Kochi, Chennai and across the Indian Airlines.
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