Data Web on Island Environment and Protection (DWIEP)
Coastal and Oceanic Island Database of India
INOD004
Long Wheeler
The island is dynamic and is susceptible to submergence due to sea level rise / frequent cyclone landfalls.
Continental Island
Odisha State
Bay of Bengal (The island is located south of the Outer Wheeler / Dr.Abdul Kalam Island.)
20°44'24.01" N87°04'12.30" E
0.578 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
Between 2 and 6 m (Source: SRTM)
Deltaic alluvial and coastal sandy soil. (Source: CGWB Report, 2013)
Ground water can be drawn by hand pumps and dug wells
No information available
Inhabited
No information available
Odia, Hindi and English official languages of the state. Odia is the local language, with other lang
No information available
No information available
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5.6 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)
No information available
Telephone system - mobile; Broadcast media - radio, television, internet
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
8.0 km from Ahirajpur, Bhitarkanika
141 km from Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar
No
No information available
Nil
None
None
Mangrove with associates, seagrass and other species
Marine crustaceans, molluscs, fishes and sea bird
No information available
Mangrove with other vegetation
No
Mangrove, mudflat and seagrass
Cyclones, Storm surges, Floods, Coastal erosion, Sea level rise, and Tsunamis
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