Which island in Odisha was named after Abdul Kalam on 27 July 2017?
Wheeler Island
Wheeler Island lies off the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal and hosts the DRDO Integrated Test Range, where missiles such as Agni and Prithvi are tested.
The Odisha Government renamed it A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Island in honour of the missile scientist and former President; the official renaming was announced in September 2015. Andaman, Lakshadweep and Diu are separate island territories, not this missile test site.
Hence, Wheeler Island.
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