Man Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Man Island
Nickname: Laouk
Man Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 8°23′N 93°39′E / 8.39°N 93.65°E / 8.39; 93.65Coordinates: 8°23′N 93°39′E / 8.39°N 93.65°E / 8.39; 93.65
Archipelago Nicobar Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Man
Area 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi)[1]
Length 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Width 0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Coastline 3.9 km (2.42 mi)
Highest elevation 111 m (364 ft)
Highest point Man Rock[2]
Administration
District Nicobar
Island group Nicobar Islands
Subdivisions of India Nancowry Subdivision
Taluk Teressa tehsil
Demographics
Population 0 (2011)
Pop. density 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Nicobarese People
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744301
Telephone code 03192
ISO code IN-AN-00[3]
Official website www.and.nic.in
Literacy 84.4%
Avg. summer temperature 32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio ♂/♀
Census Code 35.638.0002.645033
Official Languages Hindi, English, Tamil
Car (regional)

Man is an uninhabited island in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

Administration

The island belongs to the township of Nancowry of Teressa Taluk.[4][5]

Geography

The island is a part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. It is located 4 km (2.5 mi) SSE of Cape Winifred of Tillangchong island.

References

  1. ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ↑ Info
  3. ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  4. ↑ Tehsils
  5. ↑ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
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