Coconut Island Of Karnataka, The Beautiful St Mary's Island!

St. Mary's Islands, also known as Coconut Island and Thonsepar, are a group of 4 lovely islands: Coconut Island, North Island, Darya Bahadurgarh Island, and South Island.

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Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway is known for its 40,000 interconnecting basalt columns. St. Mary's Islands has India's unique interconnecting basalt columns.

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According to geologists, St. Mary's Islands developed 88 million years ago during Madagascar's rifting.

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The Geological Survey of India named St. Mary's Islands' basalt rock formations one of 34 National Geological Monuments in 2016.

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St. Mary's Islands are in the Arabian Sea off Malpe. Udupi, Malpe is a natural port. Udupi is 6 km from St. Mary's Islands, while Mangalore is 65 km.

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Visit St Marys Island between October–January. The weather will be nice and the beaches will be magnificent in this time.

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Udupi's Malpe beach and fishing harbour offer boat services. The boat takes 25–30 minutes to reach St Mary's Islands.

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Nearby Places

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Vadabhandeshwara Temple

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Darya Bahadurgarh Fort

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