Nicholson Island (Ritchie's Archipelago)

Nicholson Island
Nickname: Sir John Nicholson Island
Nicholson Island
Nicholson Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°06′00″N 92°57′07″E / 12.100°N 92.952°E / 12.100; 92.952Coordinates: 12°06′00″N 92°57′07″E / 12.100°N 92.952°E / 12.100; 92.952
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Nicholson
Area 1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)[1]
Length 3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Width 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Coastline 8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation 97 m (318 ft)[2]
Highest point North Hill
Administration
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Ritchie's Archipelago
Tehsil Port Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population 0 (2011)
Pop. density 0.00 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744202[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

Nicholson Island is an island 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 island is lying 52 km (32 mi) northeast from Port Blair.

Etymology

Nicholson is named after Brigadier general John Nicholson (East India Company officer).

Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between Peel Island and Sir John Lawrence's Brother: Henry Lawrence Island. the waters surrounding Wall Point in the south of the island is a major tourist diving spot.

Administration

Politically, Nicholson Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

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". 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.
  7. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.


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