Hare Island

Hare Island is an island which lies adjoining the V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust in Thoothukudi. It is a very good picnic spot for holiday seekers and the domestic tourist. Many tourists visit here during the Pongal holidays when special buses are operated for the benefit of the tourists.

This article is about the island in India. For Hare Island (Zayachy Island) in St. Petersburg, Russia, see Zayachy Island.

Hare Island
Native name:
Muyal Theevu
Geography
Coordinates9.20°N 79.08°E / 9.20; 79.08
Area1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Administration
India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThoothukudi

Hare Island forms a part of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. With an area of 1.29 square kilometres, Hare Island is the largest island in the Gulf of Mannar.

Hare island is no longer an island as it is connected by road.

References
  • Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, Chandrakasan Sivaperuman (2014). Marine Faunal Diversity in India: Taxonomy, Ecology and Conservation.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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