page_title: Geography of Kollam
section_title: Islands of Kollam
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of Kollam / Landforms and Waterbodies / Islands of Kollam
caption_attribution_description: English: A top view of Ashtamudi backwaters - Ashtamudi lake &amp; wetlands is one of the Ramsar sites in India
context_page_description: City of Kollam or Quilon is a Port city in South India and was the commercial capital of erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore. It is situated on the Laccadive Sea coast of South Kerala. The city is known as the "Gateway to the backwaters of Kerala". The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala's second largest lake, on the Arabian sea coast. Major parts of Kollam city are covered by Ashtamudi Lake.
context_section_description: A good number of scattered islands are there in Ashtamudi Lake in Kollam. These islands are the real beauty of Kollam backwaters. Most of these islands are potential tourism spots in the state. Even Indian Railways also planning to develop one of the islands in Kollam for a tourism project. There are big as well as small islands which are inhabited and uninhabited by human beings. The important islands in Kollam are:
  Munroe Island
  Chavara Thekkumbhagom
  St. Sebastian Island
  San Thome Island
  Vincent Island
  Our Lady of Fatima Island
  Pezhumthuruth
  Kakkathuruth
  Pattamthuruth
  Paliyanthuruthu (Palliyamthuruthu)
  Neettum thuruth
  Puthenthuruth
  Poothuruth
  Pannaykkathuruth
  Veluthuruth
  Neeleswaram thuruth
caption: Ashtamudi backwaters - View from RP Mall
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