Kalpeni Island
A lagoon and the storm bank of coral boulders.
- Where
- Kalpeni, Lakshadweep, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.0691, 73.6450
Get the Kalpeni Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kalpeni Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lakshadweep volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kalpeni Island
Kavaratti 123 km
The administrative capital of Lakshadweep, a coral atoll where the lagoon is calm enough to see the bottom from a boat.
Kadmat Island 160 km
A long thin island with a dive school.
Thinnakara 177 km
An uninhabited island you camp on.
Bangaram Atoll 177 km
An uninhabited teardrop of sand inside a lagoon, reached from Agatti, with reef sharks in the shallows.
Agatti Island 181 km
The only island in Lakshadweep with an airstrip, on a lagoon where the reef drops away within swimming distance.
Minicoy Island 210 km
The southernmost island of Lakshadweep, closer to the Maldives in language and boat design than to the mainland.
Ponnani Juma Masjid 261 km
A five hundred year old timber mosque at Ponnani, called the Mecca of Malabar.
Chavakkad Beach 265 km
A beach on the Thrissur coast at Chavakkad.
More offbeat places in Lakshadweep
Questions
Where is Kalpeni Island?
Kalpeni Island is in Kalpeni, Lakshadweep. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kavaratti (123 km), Kadmat Island (160 km), Thinnakara (177 km).
How do I get the Kalpeni Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kalpeni Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lakshadweep volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kalpeni Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lakshadweep volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.