Napier Bay Islands

Napier Bay Islands
Napier Bay Islands
Location of Napier Bay Islands
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 11°57′N 92°45′E / 11.95°N 92.75°E / 11.95; 92.75Coordinates: 11°57′N 92°45′E / 11.95°N 92.75°E / 11.95; 92.75
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Kyd
Area 6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)[2]
Administration
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Great Andaman
Tehsil Ferrargunj Tehsil
Demographics
Population 0 (2016)
Pop. density 0.00 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744206[3]
Telephone code 031927 [4]
ISO code IN-AN-00[5]
Official website www.and.nic.in
Literacy 84.4%
Avg. summer temperature 30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio 1.2♂/♀
Census Code 35.639.0004
Official Languages Hindi, English

Napier Bay Islands is a group of islands of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] the islands are 30 km (19 mi) north of Port Blair.

Geography

The islands are situated north of Shoal Bay. The northern islands of this group form part of a natural harbour called Port Meadows.

References

  1. ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ↑ "Sailing Directions (enroute) | India and the Bay of Bengal" (PDF) (173). National Geospatial-intelligence Agency, United States Government. 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  3. ↑ "A&N Islands - Pincodes (used shoal bay)". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  5. ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ↑ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 2011-01-16.


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