Important Islands of India

New Moore, also known as “Purbasha” and “South Talpatty Island”.
small uninhabited offshore sandbar island in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta region.
Formed in 1970 due to the Bhola cyclone and disappeared at some later due to sea level rise, changes in monsoonal rain patterns which altered river flows and land subsidence.
Both India and Bangladesh claimed sovereignty over it because of speculation over the existence of oil and natural gas in the region.
According to Permanent Court of Arbitration’s verdict in 2014, the island will be under the jurisdiction of India, even though it is currently beneath the sea level.
Has mangrove vegetation and fragile ecosystem.

Also known as Gangasagar or Sagardwip.
It is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the continental shelf of the Bay of Bengal.
One of the largest islands of the Sundarban Delta at the mouth of the Hugli River.
This Island falls under the South 24 Parganas District in West Bengal.
Sagar island is a place of Hindu pilgrimage.
Every year on the day of Makar Sankranti, hundreds of thousands of Hindus gather to take a holy dip at the confluence of river Ganges and Bay of Bengal and offer prayers (puja) in the Kapil Muni Temple.

Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, is an island off the coast of Odisha.
Abdul Kalam Island is located in the Bay of Bengal approximately 10 kilometers off the eastern coast of India and about 70 kilometers south of Chandipur in Balasore district, Odisha.
Missile test facility for most of the Indian missiles.
The nearest port is Dhamra Port.

A small tadpole-shaped island situated off the coast of Kakinada in the Bay of Bengal
Young island is formed in the last 200 years from the sands carried by the waters of the Godavari
Protects the port of Kakinada from strong cyclones, tidal waves, and tsunamis
It makes the Kakinada port one of the safest ports in the eastern coast of India
It is situated 10 km from Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary and Sri Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple.

Sriharikota is a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Shar Project settlement of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.
At the sea margin of the Pulicat Lake.
Has the rocket launching station of ISRO (SHAR)
Connected to Chennai by expressways.

India’s easternmost Island is a small volcanic island located in the northern Andaman Sea.
A dormant volcano with a conical shape but no remains of a crater at the top (710 m above sea lavel)- second tallest point after the Saddle Peak
Proximity to Myanmar lends it great strategic and geopolitical significance
The easternmost point of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea, south of the Narcondam Island.
It is the only confirmed active volcano in the Indian subcontinent and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.
Most recent eruption – 2020
Part of the volcanic arc formed at the margin of the tectonic plates
No human population true to its name
2 km. wide caldera at the top

Landfall Island is the northernmost island of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It is separated from the Coco Island of Myanmar by the Coco Channel.
It is separated from North Andaman Island by the Cleugh Passage.
Tourism does exist here but exposure to the public is limited.