The Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea are a group of 25 tiny islands that literally mean "one lakh islands." They cover an area of 108.78 square kilometres, stretching from 8⁰N to 12⁰20^/N and 71⁰45^/E to 74⁰E, around 200 to 500 kilometres south of the Kerala coast. Amendivi Islands are located north of 11⁰N, while Cannanore Islands are located south of same latitude. Minicoy Island is located in the far south. All of them are tiny coral islands surrounded by surrounding reefs. Minicoy Island, with a surface area of 4.53 square kilometres, is the largest and most developed. Betra is only 0.12 square kilometres in size. The majority of the islands are low-lying, rising hardly more than five metres above sea level. Their landscape is flat, and relief elements like hills, streams, and valleys are conspicuously absent. On the western side, shallow lagoons may be observed, while the slopes on the eastern side are steeper.