John Lawrence Island
John Lawrence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands and belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island is 54 km (34 mi) northeast from Port Blair.
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 12.10°N 93.02°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 13.3 km (8.26 mi) |
| Width | 4.3 km (2.67 mi) |
| Coastline | 34.3 km (21.31 mi) |
| Administration | |
| District | South Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Ritchie's Archipelago |
| Tehsil | Port Blair Tehsil |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2011) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202[2] |
| Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
| Official website | www |
Etymology
The island is named after Sir John Lawrence who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.
Geography
The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between Peel Island and Henry Lawrence Island, named for Sir John Lawrence's brother. John Lawrence Island is long in shape. It is surrounded by beaches on three sides. Since the island is quite long in shape, the beach stretches to a long distance.[6]
Administration
Politically, John Lawrence Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]
Demographics
The island is uninhabited.
Transportation
The only way to reach John Lawrence Island is by local boat services. There is boat service from Port Blair and Havelock Island through which you can reach this island. However, boat rides are subject to weather and condition of the sea. There is a small channel between John Lawrence Island and Henry Lawrence Island that is lined with thick mangrove forests. Terrestrial moist forests and mangroves form the main vegetation of John Lawrence Island.
Shipwrecks
On 12 November 1844, a cyclone deposited two British vessels, sailing separately, about a quarter of a mile apart on the shore of the island. Of the approximately 630 people on Briton and Runnymede, most of them soldiers and their dependents going to Calcutta, only one died in the wrecking, though some died later. The survivors were all rescued by 5 January 1845.
References
- "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- "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.
- "John Lawrence Island in Andaman and Nicobar, John Lawrence Island in India". www.indiatravelnext.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
Ritchie's Archipelago travel guide from Wikivoyage