Munroe Island
Eight small islets where the Kallada river meets Ashtamudi lake, reached by road, rail or boat.
- Where
- Kollam, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 9.0000, 76.6167
Get the Munroe Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Munroe 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 Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Munroe Island
Sasthamcotta Lake 3.6 km
The largest freshwater lake in Kerala, and where Kollam gets its water.
Ashtamudi Lake 5.8 km
Eight arms of backwater, and the gateway to them.
Jatayu Earth Centre 13 km
The world's largest bird sculpture, on a rock.
St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri 14 km
A Portuguese fort of 1518 taken by the Dutch, now a ruin by the Kollam lighthouse.
Kollam Beach 14 km
A long beach with a lighthouse and a pier, at the mouth of the Ashtamudi.
Krishnapuram Palace 20 km
A Travancore palace with the largest mural in Kerala, Gajendra Moksham, on one wall.
Puttingal Temple 21 km
A Bhadrakali temple at Paravur, and where the firework disaster of 2016 happened.
Azheekal Beach 22 km
A beach at the north end of the Alappad strip, where the sea and the canal run side by side.
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Questions
Where is Munroe Island?
Munroe Island is in Kollam, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sasthamcotta Lake (3.6 km), Ashtamudi Lake (5.8 km), Jatayu Earth Centre (13 km).
How do I get the Munroe Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Munroe Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Munroe Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam 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.