Cheriyapani

Native name: ചെറിയഫന്ന്യം
Cheriyapani
Geography
Location	Arabian Sea
Coordinates	11°54′N 71°49′E / 11.900°N 71.817°E / 11.900; 71.817
Type	Atoll
Archipelago	Lakshadweep
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	south 11°49′40″N 71°50′21″E / 11.8279°N 71.8392°E / 11.8279; 71.8392 middle
Area	0.1 ha (0.25 acres)[1]
Length	21.5 km (13.36 mi)
Width	6.3 km (3.91 mi)
Highest elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Administration
India
Territory	Union territory of Lakshadweep
District	Lakshadweep
Island group	Aminidivi
Tehsils of India	Aminidivi
Subdivisions of India	Bitra
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Malayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO code	IN-LD-01[2]
Official website	www.lakshadweep.gov.in
Avg. summer temperature	32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	28.0 °C (82.4 °F)

Byramgore Reef, also known as Chereapani Reef (Malayalam: Cheriyapanniyam), is a coral atoll^[3] belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of 1,940 km (1,210 mi) south of the city of Delhi.

Geography

Byramgore Reef is located 33 km south of Cherbaniani Reef and 41 km to the northwest of Bitrā Par, in the northwestern area of Lakshadweep at 11°54′N 71°49′E / 11.900°N 71.817°E / 11.900; 71.817. The whole northern part of the atoll is submerged.^[4] The total length of the atoll, including the submerged part, is 21.5 km, with a maximum width of 6.3 km.^{[citation needed]} The lagoon area is 172.59 km² (66.64 sq mi).^{[citation needed]}

Ecology

There are a few sandbanks on the reefs, but little land is above the surface at high tide. The atoll is visited by pelagic birds, including the lesser crested tern (Sterna bengalensis) and greater crested tern (Sterna bergii).^[5]

Administration

The bank belongs to the township of Bitra of Aminidivi Tehsil.^[6]

Image gallery

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  Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
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