St Mary's Island
Columns of basalt that cooled into hexagons eighty million years ago, on an island reached by boat from Malpe.
- Where
- Udupi, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.3792, 74.6733
Get the St Mary's Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at St Mary's Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near St Mary's Island
Udupi Sri Krishna Matha 9.4 km
The Krishna temple at Udupi, run as a living matha, with older shrines standing around it.
Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary 21 km
Evergreen forest in the Agumbe ghats, with lion-tailed macaques.
Maravanthe Beach 37 km
Sea on one side of the highway, river on the other.
St Lawrence Shrine, Attur 38 km
A basilica near Karkala with a nine day feast in January that fills the fields.
Moodabidri 47 km
Eighteen Jain basadis in one town, the thousand-pillar one carved so that no two pillars match.
Agumbe 48 km
The wettest place in south India, king cobra country, and where the rainforest research station sits.
Panambur Beach 51 km
The port, the kite festival and the sunset.
Kunchikal Falls 51 km
The Varahi dropping in a series of steps, the tallest fall in India, and mostly behind a dam now.
More famous places to visit in Karnataka
Questions
Where is St Mary's Island?
St Mary's Island is in Udupi, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Udupi Sri Krishna Matha (9.4 km), Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary (21 km), Maravanthe Beach (37 km).
How do I get the St Mary's Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at St Mary's Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to St Mary's Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.