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Sathar Island(Malayalam: സത്താർ ഐലന്റ്)is an island located in one of the distributaries of the Periyar River in the Ernakulam district of the Indian state of Kerala.The land strip is about 2km in length and 156 acres in area.The population is below 500.It is connected to the main land by Sathar island bridge.
History
The mainland Sathar Island is believed to be created in mid 1800s.The original strip of land was much smaller and the main land is man-made island filled with soil.
References
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