The Sisters (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Sister Islands
Sister Islands
Location of Sister Islands
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 11°08′42″N 92°43′30″E / 11.145°N 92.725°E / 11.145; 92.725Coordinates: 11°08′42″N 92°43′30″E / 11.145°N 92.725°E / 11.145; 92.725
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 2
Major islands
Area 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation 76 m (249 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

Sister Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of the Andaman Islands. They belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] the island is lying 57 km (35 mi) south from Port Blair.

History

Before the British established a colony on the Andaman, the Sister islands were visited occasionally by the Onge people of Little Andaman Island for fishing. They may have been a waystation for their temporary settlement of Rutland Island between 1890 and 1930.[7]

The islands have been a wildlife refuge since 1987, with 0.36 km2.[8]

Geography

The islands belong to the Rutland Archipelago and are located south of Passage Island (Andaman). The islands are located at the northern side of the Duncan Passage,[9] about 6 km southeast of Passage Island and 18 km north of North Brother. The group consists of:

The islands are 220 m apart, connected by a coral reef. They are covered by forests, and have rocky shores except for a beach on the NW side of East Sister. East Sister Island is 76m high and West Sister Island is 70.7m high.

Administration

Politically, Sister Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.[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. ↑ George Weber (~2009), The Tribes. Chapter 8 in The Andamanese Archived 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine.. Accessed on 2012-07-12.
  8. ↑ Government of India (2000), Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India Archived 25 August 2003 at Archive.is. Envis Bulletin, volume 3, issue 1. Accessed on 2012-07-12.
  9. ↑ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
  10. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.


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