North Passage Island
  North Passage Island Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Bay of Bengal  North Passage Island North Passage Island (Bay of Bengal) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 12°17′N 92°56′E / 12.28°N 92.93°E / 12.28; 92.93 |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 8.7 km (5.41 mi) |
| Width | 4.4 km (2.73 mi) |
| Coastline | 30.23 km (18.784 mi) |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | East Baratang Group |
| Taluk | Rangat Taluk |
| Largest settlement | Merk Bay |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 0.23/km2 (0.6/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744203[2] |
| Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
| 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 |
North Passage 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.[5] The island lies 80 km (50 mi) north from Port Blair.
Geography
The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies east of Baratang and Colebrooke Island. It is 3 nmi (3.0 nmi; 5.6 km) south of Long Island.[6] 95% of the island is a wildlife reserve.[7] The Cape Portman lighthouse, with a focal plane 29 m (95 ft); white flash every 5 s. This lighthouse marks the northern entrance to Diligent Strait. Located on a sharp cape at the northern tip of North Passage Island.
Administration
Politically, North Passage Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.[8]
Demographics
There is only 1 village, located at Merk Bay. North Passage Island in Andaman and Nicobar has very diminutive history of habitation, other than erratic visits from different sects of the Great Andamanese. Just about 100 acres of land behind Merk Bay beach was handed over to the Agriculture Department of Andaman Islands four decades ago. This was done in order to set up a coconut plantation. The only inhabitants of this island at present are representatives of the Forest Department and caretakers of the Coconut Plantation.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 282.
- ^ "North Passage Island in Andaman and Nicobar, About North Passage Island". www.indiatravelnext.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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- Geological Survey of India
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