Kiltan

Kiltan, Lakshadweep

Situated in the eastern regions of the Amindivi Islands, the small island of Kiltan lies 32 km northeast from Kadmat.

The 3.2 km² island is elongate in form, with a length of 3.5 km. A fringing reef extends to the west enclosing a small lagoon of some 1.8 km² in area.

image: millenium coral reefs landsat archive/usf millenium global coral reef mapping project/nasa seawifs/nasa jsc

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