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Pirotan Island (also known as Pirotan) is an island in the Marine National Park, Arabian Sea. It is located off the coast (Bedi Port), Jamnagar District of Gujarat state, India. It consists of and low-tide beaches, "Beaches of Jamnagar: Pirotan" Jamnagar the beautiful - Tourist information and has an area of 3 square kilometres. Rozi island is located about 10 kilometres to the southeast.
Of the 42 islands in the park, Pirotan Island is the most popular. It is one of the two islands where visitors are normally permitted. Visitation is strictly limited; permission is required from the Forest Department, Customs Department and the Ports. The mangroves consist mainly of species of Rhizophora, Avicennia and Ceriops.
In 1867 a flagpole was placed at the Island's northern tip to aid in navigation. In 1898 it was replaced with a 21-metre masonry lighthouse, which in turn was replaced in 1955–57 with a lighthouse tower. "Pirotan Lighthouse- Technical" Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships, India In 1996, the lighthouse power was converted from diesel generator to solar power. The diesel generators exist for backup generation.
The island along surrounding coral reefs covering an area of 3 square kilometres was notified as part of Marine National Park in 1982.
Most visitors come in the morning with the high tide and leave by evening. Weekends in winters may bring more than 200–300 visitors.
There is no routine ferry service to the island. One has to hire boats from the port. These boats take about 1.5 hours to reach the island. Since the beach is very shallow, the boats can only reach the island during high tide and leave the island during high tide.
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