Willingdon Island

Willingdon Island is the largest artificial island in India, which forms part of the , in the . Much of the present Willingdon Island was claimed from the Vembanadu Lake, filling in dredged soil around a previously existing, but tiny, natural island.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: largest artificial island in India
  • Also known as: “Wellington Island”, “വെല്ലിങ്ങ് ടൺ ഐലൻഡ്”, “വെല്ലിങ്ടൺ ദ്വിപ്”, “വെല്ലിങ്ടൺ ദ്വീപ്”, “വെല്ലിങ്ടൻ ദ്വീപ്”, and “威靈登島”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Navy Children School Kochi and Cochin Harbour Terminus.

School building
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Railway station
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is an NSG–6 category Indian…

Hospital
is a private hospital located at Kochi in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kochi and Ravipuram.

Photo: Mydreamsparrow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly Cochin, is a cosmopolitan city in with a bustling commercial port.

Neighborhood
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is a ward in downtown Cochin.

Neighborhood
is a village in near in the Indian state of .

Willingdon Island

Latitude
9.94782° or 9° 56′ 52″ north
Longitude
76.27631° or 76° 16′ 35″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Named after
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
Open location code
6JXRW7XG+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 134786987
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1252853
Wiki­data ID
Q3077892
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Willingdon Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة ويلينجدون”
  • Assamese: “উইলিংডন দ্বীপ”
  • Bengali: “উইলিংডন দ্বীপ”
  • Cebuano: “Willingdon Island”
  • Chinese: “威灵东岛”
  • Chinese: “威靈東島”
  • Dutch: “Willingdon Island”
  • French: “Willingdon Island”
  • Hindi: “विलिंगडन द्वीप”
  • Japanese: “ウィリンドン島”
  • Kannada: “ವಿಲ್ಲಿಂಗ್ಡನ್ ದ್ವೀಪ”
  • Malayalam: “വെല്ലിങ് ടൺ ഐലൻഡ്”
  • Malayalam: “വെല്ലിങ്‌ടൺ ഐലൻഡ്‌”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Willingdon Island”
  • Norwegian: “Willingdon Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla Willingdon”
  • Swedish: “Willingdon Island”
  • Tamil: “வில்லிங்க்டன் தீவு”
  • Telugu: “విల్లింగ్డన్ ద్వీపం”
  • Urdu: “ولنگڈن جزیرہ”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cochin Naval Base and Katari Bagh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Venduruthy Basket Ball Court and Kochi Naval Airport.

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