Thinnakara
An uninhabited island you camp on.
- Where
- Bangaram, Lakshadweep, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.9404, 72.2872
Get the Thinnakara stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Thinnakara. 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 Thinnakara
Bangaram Atoll 0.9 km
An uninhabited teardrop of sand inside a lagoon, reached from Agatti, with reef sharks in the shallows.
Agatti Island 13 km
The only island in Lakshadweep with an airstrip, on a lagoon where the reef drops away within swimming distance.
Kavaratti 57 km
The administrative capital of Lakshadweep, a coral atoll where the lagoon is calm enough to see the bottom from a boat.
Kadmat Island 63 km
A long thin island with a dive school.
Kalpeni Island 177 km
A lagoon and the storm bank of coral boulders.
Minicoy Island 308 km
The southernmost island of Lakshadweep, closer to the Maldives in language and boat design than to the mainland.
Bekal Fort Beach 340 km
A laterite sea fort of 1650 built straight onto the beach, with a keyhole observation tower over the water.
Ezhimala 340 km
A headland with six hills on it, a naval academy, and medicinal plants Hanuman is said to have dropped.
More offbeat places in Lakshadweep
Questions
Where is Thinnakara?
Thinnakara is in Bangaram, Lakshadweep. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bangaram Atoll (0.9 km), Agatti Island (13 km), Kavaratti (57 km).
How do I get the Thinnakara stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Thinnakara 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 Thinnakara 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.