Perumal Par

Perumal Par
Geography
Location	Arabian Sea
Coordinates	11°09′50″N 72°03′00″E / 11.164°N 72.05°E / 11.164; 72.05
Type	Atoll
Archipelago	Lakshadweep
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	3
Major islands	North Middle South
Area	0.0172 km2 (0.0066 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation	0 m (0 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)

Perumal Par, also known as Peremul Par, is an uninhabited coral atoll belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of 2,001 km (1,243 mi) south of the city of Delhi.

Geography

Perumal Par is located at 11°09′50″N 72°03′00″E / 11.164°N 72.05°E / 11.164; 72.05, 33 km south of Bitra Par and 25 km to the northwest of Bangaram Atoll.^[3]

The atoll is very similar in appearance to Cherbaniani Reef further north. It has a large lagoon devoid of islands in the encircling reef, except for 3 small sandy islets located at the eastern area. The lagoons area is 83.02 km² (32.05 sq mi). the Islands of Perumal Par are:

• North Island, located at 11°12′32″N 72°06′15″E / 11.2088°N 72.1041°E / 11.2088; 72.1041, with an area of 0.1 hectares (0.25 acres).
• Middle Island, located at 11°11′52″N 72°05′44″E / 11.1977°N 72.0955°E / 11.1977; 72.0955, with an area of 0.64 hectares (1.6 acres).
• South Island, located at 11°09′00″N 72°05′15″E / 11.15°N 72.0875°E / 11.15; 72.0875, with an area of 0.98 hectares (2.4 acres).

Ecology

Terns of different species visit this atoll.^[4] Some damage to the corals of this atoll caused by Acanthaster planci crown-of-thorns starfish was observed in the 1990s.^[5]

Its surrounding waters are a good fishing area for baitfish and the place is often visited by fishermen from inhabited islands nearby.^[6] Tourists from nearby Bangaram Island resort often make excursions to this lonely atoll.^[7]