City of Kollam or Quilon is known as Prince of Arabian Sea,[citation needed] situated on the banks of Arabian Sea and Ashtamudi Lake. A major portion of Kollam Municipal Corporation area is occupied by Ashtamudi Lake. It is the most visited backwater and lake of Kerala, with a unique wetland ecosystem, a palm-shaped (also called octopus-shaped) large water body, next only to the Vembanad estuary ecosystem of the state. Ashtamudi means 'eight coned'(Ashta = 'eight'; mudi = 'coned') in the local language of Malayalam. This name is indicative of the lake's topography: a lake with multiple branches. The lake is also called the gateway to the backwaters of Kerala. This lake is extremely famous for House Boat and Backwater Resorts.[1][2][3]
Uninhabited island in MunroeFive star hotel 'The Raviz' in Kollam is situated at one of the island like structure near Thevally
All the Islands in Kollam are situated in Ashtamudi Lake. There are so many Islands in Ashtamudi Lake. Munroe Island and Chavara Thekkumbhagom are the most important among these islands. Islands are the eye-catching factors as well as the beauty of Lake Ashtamudi. Most of these islands are potential tourism spots in the state. Even Indian Railways also planning to develop one of the islands in Kollam, Pallanthurthi, for a tourism project.[4] There are big as well as small islands which are inhabited and uninhabited by human beings. The important islands in Kollam are:[5]
Aerial view of Ashtamudi backwaters
Munroe Island
Chavara Thekkumbhagom
Pallanthurthi
St. Sebastian Island
San Thome Island (Thomasthuruth)
Vincent Island[6]
Our Lady of Fatima Island (Fatimathuruth)
Pezhumthuruth
Kakkathuruth
Pattamthuruth
Paliyanthuruthu (Palliyamthuruthu)
Neettum thuruth
Puthenthuruth
Poothuruth
Pannaykkathuruth
Veluthuruth
Neeleswaram thuruth
Cheekenthuruth
Kerolithuruth
Kanakkanthurth
Pushpamangalamthuruth
Josephthuruth[7]
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