North Passage Island

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.

North Passage Island
North Passage Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
North Passage Island
North Passage Island
North Passage Island is located in Bay of Bengal
North Passage Island
North Passage Island
North Passage Island (Bay of Bengal)
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates12.28°N 92.93°E / 12.28; 92.93
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi)[1]
Length8.7 km (5.41 mi)
Width4.4 km (2.73 mi)
Coastline30.23 km (18.784 mi)
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupEast Baratang Group
TalukRangat Taluk
Largest settlementMerk Bay
Demographics
Population3 (2016)
Pop. density0.23/km2 (0.6/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744203[2]
Telephone code031927 [3]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[4]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio1.2♂/♀
Census Code35.639.0004
Official LanguagesHindi, English

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
  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. "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)
  3. "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  6. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 282.
  7. "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.
  8. "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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