Data Web on Island Environment and Protection (DWIEP)
Coastal and Oceanic Island Database of India
INOD008
Unnamed Island
The island is small and covered with mangrove forest. The island is a Marine Protected Area and a Reserve Forest
Continental Island
Odisha State
Bay of Bengal (The island is located close to Bhitarkanika National Park)
20°42'54.00" N87°00'21.24" E
0.16 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)
Muddy plain with Low lying
No information available
Deltaic alluvial and coastal sandy soil. (Source: CGWB Report, 2013)
No information available
No information available
Uninhabited
Nil
Not applicable
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2.5 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
No
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
17 km from Dhamra Port
1.0 km from Ahirajpur, Bhitarkanika
135 km from Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar
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No
No
No
Mangrove with associates, seagrass and other species
Marine crustaceans, molluscs, fishes and sea bird
No information available
Mangrove with other vegetation
No
Mangrove, seagrass and horse shoe crab nesting sites
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)
Mangrove degradation