Eastern India
Odisha
Kendrapara

Abdul Kalam Island

Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, is an island off the coast of , India, approximately 150 kilometres east of the state capital .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island off the coast of Odisha, India
  • Also known as: “Dr. Abdul Kalam Island”
  • Historically known as: “Wheeler Island”

Abdul Kalam Island

Latitude
20.75587° or 20° 45′ 21″ north
Longitude
87.08317° or 87° 4′ 59″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Named after
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Open location code
7MG9Q34M+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22062135
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
11496513
Wiki­data ID
Q2699953
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Satellite Map

Discover Abdul Kalam Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Abdul Kalam Island” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “আব্দুল কালাম দ্বীপ”
  • Chinese: “惠勒岛”
  • Chinese: “惠勒島”
  • Dutch: “Wheeler Island”
  • French: “Île Abdul Kalam”
  • French: “Île du Abdul Kalam”
  • French: “île Wheeler”
  • Hindi: “व्हीलर द्वीप”
  • Italian: “isola Wheeler”
  • Italian: “Isola Wheeler”
  • Japanese: “Wheeler島”
  • Kannada: “ಅಬ್ದುಲ್ ಕಲಾಂ ದ್ವೀಪ”
  • Malayalam: “അബ്ദുൽ കലാം ദ്വീപ്”
  • Oriya: “ଅବଦୁଲ କଲାମ ଦ୍ୱୀପପୁଞ୍ଜ”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਬਦੁਲ ਕਲਾਮ ਟਾਪੂ”
  • Russian: “Абдул Калам”
  • Russian: “Уилер”
  • Spanish: “Isla Wheeler”
  • Tamil: “வீலர் தீவு”
  • Telugu: “అబ్దుల్ కలామ్ ద్వీపం”
  • Urdu: “Wheeler Island”
  • Urdu: “جزیرہ عبد الکلام”
  • Urdu: “جزیرہ ویلر، بھارت”
  • Western Panjabi: “جزیرہ عبد الکلام”
  • Western Panjabi: “عبدالکلام جزیرہ”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Abdul Kalam Island”. Photo: Alokprasad84, CC BY 3.0.