Outram Island

Outram Island
Nickname: Sir James Outram Island
Outram Island
Location of Outram Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°14′N 93°05′E / 12.23°N 93.08°E / 12.23; 93.08Coordinates: 12°14′N 93°05′E / 12.23°N 93.08°E / 12.23; 93.08
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Outram
Area 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)[1]
Length 6 km (3.7 mi)
Width 4.3 km (2.67 mi)
Coastline 25.9 km (16.09 mi)
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)[2]
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

Outram 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 72 km (45 mi) northeast from Port Blair.

Etymology

Outram is named after Lieutenant-general James Outram.

Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located west of North Passage Island, Rangat.

Administration

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

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

Tourism

Outram Island is thoroughly surrounded by silver, smooth sandy beaches. You can delight in just dozing, relaxing and basking in the sun on these beaches. If you are interested in fishing, you can take pleasure in wonderful fishing experience on this island along the edge of the reef. Surfing off this reef might be feasible during the North- Easterlies. The reason of doing so is that there is a considerable break to the west. The reef which is far off the southern point of Outram Island stretches out much more towards south. If scuba diving thrills and fascinates you, you will enjoy to the fullest on this island as it is a superb place for scuba diving. [8]

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.
  8. ↑ Outram


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