Sound Island

Sound Island
Sound Island
Location of Sound Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°57′N 92°58′E / 12.95°N 92.97°E / 12.95; 92.97Coordinates: 12°57′N 92°58′E / 12.95°N 92.97°E / 12.95; 92.97
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Sound
Area 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi)[1]
Length 6.7 km (4.16 mi)
Width 4.0 km (2.49 mi)
Coastline 37.3 km (23.18 mi)
Highest elevation 147 m (482 ft)[2]
Administration
District North and Middle Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Stewart Sound Group
Taluk Diglipur Taluk
Demographics
Population 0 (2016)
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

Sound 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 144 km (89 mi) north from Port Blair.

History

The island was under the control of Japanese during World War II, and housed a small team of Japanese army personnel whose assignment was to sound and alert the army in Mayabunder of approaching enemy ships by sounding drums and bugles. [7]

Geography

The island belongs to the Stewart Sound Group and lies between Square Island and Goose Island. The island is the biggest of the group, having an area of almost 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi). Small Square Island 0.1 ha (0.25 acres), just at the southern tip, has an automated lighthouse located on it.

Administration

Politically, Sound Island, along neighboring Stewart Sound Group Islands, is divided between Diglipur Taluk and Mayabunder Tehsil.[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. ↑ Japanese ww2
  8. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.


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