Viringili

Nickname: Small Pox Island
Viringili Location of Villingili Island in Lakshadweep
Geography
Location	Arabian Sea
Coordinates	8°16′41″N 73°00′40″E / 8.278°N 73.011°E / 8.278; 73.011
Archipelago	Lakshadweep
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Villingili
Area	0.025 km2 (0.0097 sq mi)[1]
Length	0.15 km (0.093 mi)
Width	0.20 km (0.124 mi)
Coastline	0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Highest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Administration
India
Territory	Union territory of Lakshadweep
District	Lakshadweep
Island group	Minicoy Islands
Tehsils of India	Minicoy Tehsil
Subdivisions of India	Minicoy Ward
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Malayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	682559
Telephone code	0489x
ISO code	IN-LD-09[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)

Villingili (Dhivehi: ވިރިންގިލި ; Malayalam: വിരിന്ഗാ), is an uninhabited islet in Lakshadweep, India. It is located at the southwestern end of Minicoy's reef, in Maliku Atoll.

History

It is the location where the lepers of Lakshadweep were banished, where they lived in abject conditions^{[citation needed]}

Administration

The island belongs to the township of Minicoy of Minicoy Tehsil.^[3]

Geography

Viringili is barely 200 m in length. It is fringed with gravel and it is covered with bushes. A few stunted coconut trees grow in the center of the island. It has a distance of 0.6 km (0.37 mi) from Minicoy.^{[citation needed]}

Image gallery

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  Lakshadweep in India
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  Map
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  The islet of Viringili.