Suheli Par
{{Short description|Coral atoll in Lakshadweep, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
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| name = Suheli Par
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| location = Arabian Sea
| island_type = Atoll
| archipelago = Lakshadweep
| waterbody = Indian Ocean
| total_islands = 3
| major_islands = {{hlist|Valiyakara|Cheriyakara|Suheli Pitti}}
| area_km2 = 0.888
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| country = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = Territory
| country_admin_divisions = Union territory of Lakshadweep
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = District
| country_admin_divisions_1 = Lakshadweep
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island group
| country_admin_divisions_2 = Laccadive Islands
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Tehsils of India
| country_admin_divisions_3 = Kavaratti
| country_admin_divisions_title_4 = Subdivisions of India
| country_admin_divisions_4 = Kavaratti
| country_largest_city = Cheriyakara
| country_largest_city_population = 10
| population = 10
| population_as_of = 2014
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| ethnic_groups = Malayali, Mahls
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 682555, 682559, 682557
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04890, 04895 ,04896
| website = {{URL|http://www.lakshadweep.gov.in/}}
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| iso_code = IN-LD-07Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
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| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}
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Suheli Par is a coral atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is an oval-shaped 17 km long atoll surrounded by a zone of rich marine fauna.
Geography
Suheli Par is located at {{coord|10|05|N|72|17|E}}, 52 km to the SW of Kavaratti, 76 km to the south of Agatti, 139 km to the west of Kalpeni and 205 km to the NNW of Minicoy, with the broad Nine Degree Channel between them.[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub173/173sec05.pdf Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)]
The Lagoon area is {{convert|87.76|km2|abbr=on}}.[http://www.mvkavaratti.com/suheli_island_excursion.htm Info]
=Islands=
There are three islands on the reef encircling the lagoon.{{cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/indian/lakshadweep/suheli-par.php |title=Suheli Par - Oceandots |accessdate=2011-11-09 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/indian/lakshadweep/suheli-par.php |archivedate=23 December 2010 }}
- Valiyakara Located at the northern end of the lagoon.[http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3125/1/Article_26.pdf CMFRI bulletin 44] This island has retained most of its original vegetation. It has also some largely stunted, unkempt coconut trees and is visited occasionally by workers who collect the coconuts. Hermit crabs are found in abundance.[http://www.aiep.pl/volumes/1980/2_2/pdf/12_2_03.pdf Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria - Fishes of Lakshadweep] There is a lighthouse on this island. Light ARLHS LAK-015.[http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/LAK15.html Valiyakara/Suheli Par North (Laccadive Islands) Light ARLHS LAK-015]
It has a size of {{convert|0.395|km2|abbr=off}}.
- Cheriyakara Located on the southeastern side of the lagoon and slightly smaller than Valiyakara. This island has a large coconut plantation. Between mid-October and mid-April, fishermen of Agatti and Kavaratti stay in temporary settlements on this island (average yearly population of 10) They catch tuna in the surrounding waters of the atoll and process it on the island. Its size is {{convert|0.383|km2|abbr=off}}.
- Indira-Shastri Dweep is a long sandbank located between the two islands. It was used as a breeding ground by terns.[http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/10pdfs/Kurup-Lakshadweep.pdf Birds of Lakshadweep Islands]
Its size is {{convert|0.11|km2|abbr=off}}.
Ecology
Both islands have coconut trees, as well as Pandanus, Scaevola taccada, Tournefortia argentea and Pemphis acidula bushes.
The grey heron and the black-capped kingfisher have been observed in this atoll. Owing to the rich marine life there was a proposal to declare Suheli Par a marine national park.A.G.K. Menon, Marine Park of Lakshadweep, a report submitted to the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, 1976
In 2006 a ship from Seychelles ran aground on this atoll, but there was no oil spill reported.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120604001314/http://www.nerve.in/news:2535008670 Vessel gets stuck off Lakshadweep, no oil spill reported ]
References
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External links
- [http://mapcarta.com/14856816 Suheli Par -Mapcarta]
- [http://www.mapsofindia.com/lakshadweep/tourism/uninhabited-islands.html Uninhabited Islands]
- [http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/10pdfs/Kurup-Lakshadweep.pdf Birds of Lakshadweep Islands]
- [http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/4897/1/00019.pdf List of Atolls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813041233/http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/4897/1/00019.pdf |date=13 August 2012 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130617052832/http://www.indianbirds.in/pdfs/An%20ornithological%20expedition.pdf An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago]
- [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00856407908722989 Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands]
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