North Passage Island

North Passage Island
North Passage Island
Location of North Passage Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°17′N 92°56′E / 12.28°N 92.93°E / 12.28; 92.93Coordinates: 12°17′N 92°56′E / 12.28°N 92.93°E / 12.28; 92.93
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • North Passage
Area 12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi)[1]
Length 8.7 km (5.41 mi)
Width 4.4 km (2.73 mi)
Coastline 30.23 km (18.784 mi)
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)[2]
Administration
District North and Middle Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group East Baratang Group
Taluk Rangat Taluk
Largest settlement Merk Bay
Demographics
Population 3 (2016)
Pop. density 0.23 /km2 (0.6 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744203[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

North Passage Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] the island is lying 80 km (50 mi) north from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies east of Baratang and Colebrooke Island. 95% of the island is a wildlife reserve. [7] The Cape Portman lighthouse, with a focal plane 29 m (95 ft); white flash every 5 s. This lighthouse marks the northern entrance to Diligent Strait. Located on a sharp cape at the northern tip of North Passage Island.

Administration

Politically, North Passage Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.[8]

Demographics

There is only 1 village, located at Merk Bay. North Passage Island in Andaman and Nicobar has very diminutive history of habitation, other than erratic visits from different sects of the Great Andamanese Tribe. Just about 100 acres of land behind Merk Bay beach was handed over to the Agriculture Department of Andaman Islands four decades ago. This was done in order to set up a coconut plantation. The only inhabitants of this island at present are representatives of the Forest Department and caretakers of the Coconut Plantation.[9][10]

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. ↑
  8. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  9. ↑ image
  10. ↑ info


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