Long Island (Andaman Islands)
Long 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 is located 80 km (50 mi) north from Port Blair.
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 12.38°N 92.93°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 14.05 km2 (5.42 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 8.7 km (5.41 mi) |
| Width | 2.0 km (1.24 mi) |
| Coastline | 23.81 km (14.795 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | East Baratang Group |
| Taluk | Rangat Taluk |
| Largest settlement | Long Island village |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1032 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 73.45/km2 (190.23/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 |
| 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 |
Geography
The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies east of Porlob Island.
Climate
| Climate data for Long Island (1981–2010, extremes 1952–2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.1 (95.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.1 (100.6) |
40.7 (105.3) |
43.1 (109.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
43.1 (109.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 7.7 (0.30) |
13.7 (0.54) |
6.8 (0.27) |
47.7 (1.88) |
209.6 (8.25) |
400.6 (15.77) |
360.6 (14.20) |
460.4 (18.13) |
432.7 (17.04) |
225.5 (8.88) |
232.1 (9.14) |
74.1 (2.92) |
2,471.5 (97.30) |
| Average rainy days | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 10.2 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 107.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 80 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 83 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Administration
Politically, Long Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.[8]
Demographics
There are 3 villages on the island: Long Village, Middle Village, and Lalaji Bay. Parkinson point (the northern tip of the island), was previously also inhabited. The island has its own power house, Boat Building Yard, Senior Secondary School, bank, wireless facilities, hospital, Range Forest Office and even police outpost. Long Island is a dreamland settlement without any road network.
Transportation
It's reachable by boat 4 times a week from Phoenix Bay Jetty in Port Blair, or from Yerrata Jetty in Rangat. [9]
Tourism
Merk Bay and Lalaji Bay[10] are 2 beaches popular as a picnic spot in this island. The island is a good location for beach camping. The rest houses [11] are mainly managed by the forest department. A visit to nearby Guitar Island is also popular.[12]
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.
- "Station: Long Island Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 445–446. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Long Island in Andaman and Nicobar, Travel to Long Island". www.indiatravelnext.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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- "Official Website of Andaman & Nicobar Tourism || Andaman and Nicobar Administration || India".
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