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This
small group of islands lying 58 km north of Mangalore and
little to the north of the port of Malpe town. St. Mary's
Island are known for their famous basalt rocks which have
crystallized into columns and split into hexagonal mosaic.
Malpe:
Malpe is a major fishing harbor in the west
coast and a quiet drive along its fabulous see beach is
indeed exhilarating. This place is situated 5 Km west of
Udupi town which takes visitors by surprise with its natural
beautiful scenes. This is a suitable place to take sea bath.
The Vadabhandeshwara Temple in Malpe is famous and the image
of Sri Balarama, installed by Sri Madhwacharya can be seen
here. This reputed fishing town is now fast developing.
Islands:
St. Mary's isles are group of islands accessible by ferry
from Malpe. Vascoda Gama appears to have touched the island
in 1498 before he reached Calicut. The Islands are just
a few scattered projections of rock rising out of the Arabian
Sea round about Malpe. The northern most island is about
a square mile in area and not more than 250 yards in width.
It has a coconut garden, which makes it the shadiest isle
of the group and gives it a true south sea color.
It
is noted for its famous basalt rocks, which have crystallized
into columns and split into hexagonal mosaic. Perhaps, this
is the only spot in India where basaltic rocks show up such
peculiar formations. The isles hold out possibilities of
being developed into a holiday resort if only a weekend
launch service and tourist facilities are arranged.
How
to reach there:
From Malpe many fishing boaters provide service of carrying
and bringing back the visitors. It is advised that visitors
should carry drinking water and food items with them, as
there is no facility at island.
For
further details contact:
KSTDC
Light House hill Road
Mangalore
Karnataka - INDIA
Ph: 91 - 824 - 421692
Compiled by
Vishweshwara Rao M
Mangalore
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