Spike IslandLocation of Spike Island | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12°16′N 92°43′E / 12.27°N 92.71°E / 12.27; 92.71 |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 9.763 km (3.770 sq mi) |
Length | 7.3 km (4.54 mi) |
Width | 2.0 km (1.24 mi) |
Coastline | 20.18 km (12.539 mi) |
Highest elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
Administration | |
India | |
District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | West Baratang Group |
Taluk | Rangat Taluk |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2016) |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202 |
Telephone code | 031927 |
ISO code | IN-AN-00 |
Official website | www |
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 |
Spike 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. The island lies 63 km (39 mi) north from Port Blair.
Geography
The island belongs to the West Baratang Group and lies north of Bluff Island.
Administration
Politically, Spike Island, along neighboring Baratang Islands, is part of Rangat Taluk.
Transportation
you can travel by Dinghy through Port Anson from Mayabuner, on demand.
Demographics
The island was previously inhabited.
References
- "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 276.
- "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- "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.
- "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- map
- Geological Survey of India
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
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