Bluff Island (Andaman)

Bluff Island
Bluff Island

Location of Bluff Island

Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°14′49″N 92°41′53″E / 12.247°N 92.698°E / 12.247; 92.698Coordinates: 12°14′49″N 92°41′53″E / 12.247°N 92.698°E / 12.247; 92.698
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Bluff     
Area 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi)[1]
Length 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Width 0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Coastline 2.27 km (1.411 mi)
Highest elevation 30 m (100 ft)[2]
Administration
District North and Middle Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group West Baratang Group
Taluk Rangat Taluk
Demographics
Demonym Hindi
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]
Official website www.and.nic.in
ISO Code IN-AN-00[5]
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/
unit_pref Metric
Census Code 35.639.0004
Official Languages Hindi, English

Bluff 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 64 km (40 mi) north from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the West Baratang Group and lies south of Spike Island. The island is separated from South Andaman to the south by narrow channel, 500 m wide.

Administration

Politically, Bluff Island, along neighboring Baratang Islands, is part of Rangat Taluk.[7]

Transportation

you can travel by Dinghy through Port Anson from Mayabuner, on demand.[8]

Demographics

The island was previously inhabited. In 1949, the few surviving Great Andamanese people were relocated to this island to protect them from diseases and other threats.[9] On this island their population reached the all-time low of 19 individuals in 1961. In 1969 they were relocated to the slightly larger Strait Island.[9]

Fauna

Bluff island and the surrounding waters are a wildlife sanctuary of India, initiated in 1987 as a nature preserve.[10] with an area of km2.[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. "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  8. map
  9. 1 2 Rann Singh Mann (2005), Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied: Encounters and Concerns, page 149. Mittal Publications. ISBN 81-8324-010-0
  10. 1 2 Wildlife Institute of India (2000), Andaman and Nicobar Islands section of Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India. Accessed on 2012-07-12.


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