Data Web on Island Environment and Protection (DWIEP)
Coastal and Oceanic Island Database of India
INOD003
Long Wheeler
The island is small and is devoid of vegetation. It is susceptible to submergence due to sea level rise and frequent cyclones landfalls.
Continental Island
Odisha State
Bay of Bengal (The island is located south of the Outer Wheeler / Dr.Abdul Kalam Island)
20°44'06.00" N87°04'28.56" E
0.075 sq.km
Less than 2 sq.km
The island is located near Kendrapara.
The climate of Kendrapara is categorised as 'Aw' i.e., tropical savannah according to the Köppen-Geiger system of climate classification. The annual average temperature is 27.1°C, May being the warmest month at 31.5°C and December, the coldest at 21.4°C. The annual precipitation is 1498 mm with the highest precipitation of 333 mm seen in August. (Source: climate-data.org)
Low lying sandy flat terrain
No information available
Deltaic alluvial and coastal sandy soil. (Source: CGWB Report, 2013)
No information available
No information available
Uninhabited
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1.6 km
Between 2.5 and 3.5 m (Source: INCOIS, 2010)
Shallow water depth ranging between 0.5-1.0 m (Source: C-Map data)
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Bhubaneswar, the capital city is located around 140 km from the island. The island can be reached by boats from Dhamra Port located in Bhadrak district.
Dhamra Port
18.5 km from Dhamra Port
8.5 km from Pravati, Bhitarkanika
141 km from Biju Patnaik International Airport
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No information available
Marine crustaceans, molluscs, fishes and sea bird
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Cyclone, Storm surge, Flood, Coastal erosion, Sea level rise and Tsunami
As per the Seismic Zone Map of India, this region is assigned under Moderate Damage Risk Zone III (MSK VII). (Source: NDMA, 2016)
The tsunami run-up height for Kendrapara district is between 1-2 m. (Source: INCOIS, 2010)
The island comes under the region of Very High Damage Risk Zone-B (Vb=50m/s) as per the Wind and Cyclone Vulnerability Map of India. As per the Flood Hazard Map of India, the probable surge height of this region is 4 to 9.5 m. (Source: NDMA, 2016)
Land submergence and erosion