South Cinque Island

South Cinque Island
Nickname: Ga-o-ta-koi
South Cinque Island
Location of South Cinque Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 11°16′N 92°42′E / 11.27°N 92.70°E / 11.27; 92.70Coordinates: 11°16′N 92°42′E / 11.27°N 92.70°E / 11.27; 92.70
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • South Cinque Island
Area 4.557 km2 (1.759 sq mi)[1]
Length 5.5 km (3.42 mi)
Width 1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Coastline 14 km (8.7 mi)
Highest elevation 166 m (545 ft)[2]
Administration
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Cinque Islands
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

South Cinque Island or Ga-o-ta-koi[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 41 km (25 mi) south from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the Cinque Islands of Rutland Archipelago and is located between North Cinque Island (1.5 km (1 mi) to the north) and Passage Island (6.2 km (4 mi) to the south). The passage between South Cinque and North Cinque is called Cinque Strait. South Cinque Island and North Cinque Island, 1.5 km (1 mi) to the north, are sometimes considered to be a single Cinque Island.

Administration

Politically, South Cinque Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[8]

Fauna

A new species of blenny, Alloblennius frondiculus was found in the surrounding waters.[9]

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.
  9. ↑ William F. Smith-Vaniz and Gerald R. Allen (2012), "Alloblennius frondiculus, a new species of blenny from the Andaman Islands (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Salariini)." Zootaxa, volume 3199, pages 60–65.


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