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Lakshadweep (union territory) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 10 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 10.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 073 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 73.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Territory comprising around 20 islands, located off the southwest coast of India; sighted by Portuguese in May, 1498; produces coarse grains, bananas, vegetables and coconuts; 10 islands are populated; inhabited by Moplahs, people of Hindu and Arab descent. |
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| Lakshadweep (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Union Territory of Lakshadweep (C,V,O,English,U)
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| Lakshadweep, Union Territory of (C,V)
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| IN14 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| Union Territory of Laccadive, Minicoy and Amīndīvi Islands (C,U)
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| Laccadives (C,U,English)
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| Lakkadivane (C,U,Norwegian (Nynorsk))
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| Lakkadivene (C,U,Norwegian)
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| Laquedives (C,U,French)
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| Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amīndīvi (H,V)
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| Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindīvī Islands (H,V)
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| Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands (H,V)
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| Laccadive, Minicoy and Amīndīvi Islands, Union Territory of (H,V)
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| Minicoy and Amīndīvi Islands, Union Territory of Laccadive (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| union territory (preferred, C) |
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since 1956 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Laccadive, Minicoy and Amīndīvi Islands, Union Territory of.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) |
| Minicoy and Amīndīvi Islands, Union Territory of Laccadive.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1265206 |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) |
| Union Territory of Laccadive, Minicoy and Amīndīvi Islands.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2102360 |
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