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Bangaram Island, Lakshadweep Map highlighting the location of Lakshadweep, a group of islands off the southwestern coast of India in the Arabian Sea. The islands are marked with orange circles, with Kavaratti labeled as the administrative center. Surrounding countries including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Afghanistan, and Iran are also shown, along with major bodies of water such as the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Indian Ocean.
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General introductions are offered in N.S. Mannadiar (ed.), Lakshadweep (1977), a gazetteer; M. Ramunny, Lakshadweep, 2nd ed. (1979); and T.K. Mukundan, Laksha Dweep: A Hundred Thousand Islands (1979).

William A. Noble

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  • William A. Noble
    Professor of South Asian Geography, University of Missouri, Columbia.

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Modified link of Web site: IndiaNetzone - Lakshadweep - Indian Union Territory. Nov 08, 2026
Updated state name. Aug 31, 2026
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Lakshadeep, India. Oct 28, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Lakshadweep: Can India's 'alternative Maldives' handle mass tourism? Jul 22, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Science and Research - History, Culture and Economical Aspects of Lakshadweep (PDF). Apr 25, 2025
Added information on the languages spoken in the islands. Mar 26, 2024
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Lakshadweep, India. Apr 26, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Prince Edward Island - Institute of Island Studies - Lakshadweep, India. Dec 05, 2022
Add new Web site: MapsofIndia.com - Lakshdweep. Sep 12, 2021
Updated the number of subdivisions in the union territory. May 27, 2021
Add new Web site: India Video - Lakshadweep, India. Jun 04, 2019
Corrected display issue. Jul 19, 2018
Add new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Lakshadweep, India. Mar 25, 2014
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Lakshadweep - Indian Union Territory. Mar 25, 2014
Population and area data updated. Oct 05, 2012
Media added. Oct 12, 2009
History section thoroughly revised. Mar 20, 2009
Geography section thoroughly revised. Mar 20, 2009
Added new Web site: 50webs - Lakshadweep.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Feb 12, 2007
Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Union Territory Administration of Lakshadweep. Jul 17, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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