The Island, Chennai
An island made on purpose in the Cooum in the early 1800s, in the middle of Chennai.
- Where
- Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.0750, 80.2778
Get the The Island, Chennai stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at The Island, Chennai. 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 Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near The Island, Chennai
Fort St George 0.9 km
The first English fortress in India, begun in 1644, and the seed the city of Madras grew around.
Government Museum Egmore 2.3 km
The Amaravati sculptures and the Chola bronzes.
Parthasarathy Temple 2.3 km
An eighth century Pallava foundation at Triplicane, to Krishna as Arjuna's charioteer.
Marina Beach 2.4 km
Thirteen kilometres of sand along the Bay of Bengal, one of the longest urban beaches anywhere.
Kalikambal Temple 2.5 km
A temple in George Town that Shivaji is said to have visited in 1677.
Thousand Lights Mosque 3.3 km
A Shia mosque of 1810 named for the lamps it took to light the assembly hall.
Valluvar Kottam 4.5 km
A temple chariot in concrete, with all thirteen hundred couplets.
Santhome Basilica 4.6 km
One of only three churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle, in this case Thomas.
More offbeat places in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is The Island, Chennai?
The Island, Chennai is in Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Fort St George (0.9 km), Government Museum Egmore (2.3 km), Parthasarathy Temple (2.3 km).
How do I get the The Island, Chennai stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at The Island, Chennai and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to The Island, Chennai before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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