Native name: Malayalam: വലിയപാണി Nickname: ബലിയഫന്ന്യം | |
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Location of Cherbaniani Atoll in Lakshadweep | |
Geography | |
Location | Arabian Sea |
Coordinates | 12°18′N 71°53′E / 12.300°N 71.883°E |
Type | Atoll |
Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 3 |
Major islands |
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Area | 0.015 km2 (0.0058 sq mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Administration | |
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 | |
ISO code | IN-LD-01[2] |
Official website | www |
Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Cherbaniani Reef, also known as Beleapani Reef (Malayalam: Valiyapanniyam), is a coral atoll[3] belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of 1,880 km (1,170 mi) south of the city of Delhi.