Laccadive Sea facts for kids

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The Laccadive Sea or Lakshadweep Sea is a body of water bordering India (including its Lakshadweep islands), the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. It is located to the southwest of Karnataka, to the west of Kerala and to the south of Tamil Nadu. This warm sea has a stable water temperature through the year and is rich in marine life, the Gulf of Mannar alone hosting about 3,600 species. Mangaluru, Kannur, Kozhikode, Ponnani, Kochi, Alappuzha, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Tuticorin, Colombo, and Malé are the major cities on the shore of the Laccadive Sea. Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of peninsular India, also borders this sea.

Images for kids

A view of the Laccadive Sea from Villingili
Laccadive seashore at Muzhappilangad, where also the longest Drive-in beach of Asia locates
Laccadive sea shore at Kollam Beach
Pearl fishing in the Gulf of Mannar, ca. 1926

See also

In Spanish: Mar de Laquedivas para niños

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