Willingdon Island

Willingdon Island is a man-made island located in Kochi.The Island was created during construction of modern Kochi Port in 1936 with the soil dredged out while deepening the Vembanad Lake to accommodate the new Kochi Port. It is an artificial island created from it's named after Lord Willingdon, the erstwhile governor of Madras who ordered to commissioning the project. Robert Bristow, the chief protagonist and engineer for the project owned the first building on the island. Today the entire land belongs to Cochin Port Trust and Indian Navy.

Willingdon Island is a man-made island located in Kochi.The Island was created during construction of modern Kochi Port in 1936 with the soil dredged out while deepening the Vembanad Lake to accommodate the new Kochi Port. It is an artificial island created from it's named after Lord Willingdon, the erstwhile governor of Madras who ordered to commissioning the project. Robert Bristow, the ...more

Willingdon Island is a man-made island located in Kochi.The Island was created during construction of modern Kochi Port in 1936 with the soil dredged out while deepening the Vembanad Lake to accommodate the new Kochi Port. It is an artificial island created from it's named after Lord Willingdon, the erstwhile governor of Madras who ordered to commissioning the project. Robert Bristow, the ...more