Passage Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Passage Island
Passage Island
Location of Passage Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 11°10′59″N 92°40′37″E / 11.183°N 92.677°E / 11.183; 92.677Coordinates: 11°10′59″N 92°40′37″E / 11.183°N 92.677°E / 11.183; 92.677
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Passage Island
Area 0.427 km2 (0.165 sq mi)[1]
Length 1.35 km (0.839 mi)
Width 0.61 km (0.379 mi)
Coastline 4 km (2.5 mi)
Highest elevation 85 m (279 ft)[2]
Administration
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Rutland 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

Passage Island or Duncan Island[6] is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[7] the island is lying 53 km (33 mi) south from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the Rutland Archipelago and is located between South Cinque Island (6.2 km (4 mi) to the north) and West Sister Island (6.4 km (4 mi) to the southeast). Duncan Passage is just south of this island, separating it from Little Andaman Island.

Administration

Politically, Passage Island Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[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. ↑ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
  7. ↑ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  8. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.


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