title: Sathar Island
text: # Sathar Island
  
  Sathar Island (Malayalam: സത്താർ ഐലന്റ്)(10°11′26.34″N 76°11′28.88″E﻿ / ﻿10.1906500°N 76.1913556°E﻿ / 10.1906500; 76.1913556) is an island located in a distributary of the Periyar River in the Ernakulam district of the Indian state of Kerala. The land strip is about 2 km 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.
  
  