The Sisters (Andaman Islands)
  Sister Islands Location of Sister Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 11°08′42″N 92°43′30″E / 11.145°N 92.725°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Major islands | |
| Area | 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 76 m (249 ft)[2] |
| Highest point | East Sister |
| Administration | |
| District | South Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Rutland Archipelago |
| Tehsil | Port Blair Tehsil |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2011) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202[3] |
| Telephone code | 031927 [4] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
| Official website | www |
Sister Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of the Andaman Islands. They belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] These islands are 57 km (35 mi) south from Port Blair.
History
[edit]Before the British established a colony on the Andaman, the Sister islands were visited occasionally by the Onge people of Little Andaman Island for fishing. They may have been a waystation for their temporary settlement of Rutland Island between 1890 and 1930.[7]
The islands have been a wildlife refuge since 1987, with 0.36 km2.[8]
Geography
[edit]The islands belong to the Rutland Archipelago and are located south of Passage Island (Andaman). The islands are located at the northern side of the Duncan Passage,[9] about 6 km southeast of Passage Island and 18 km north of North Brother. The group consists of:
The islands are 220 m apart, connected by a coral reef. They are covered by forests and have rocky shores except for a beach on the NW side of East Sister. East Sister Island is 76m high and West Sister Island is 70.7m high.
Administration
[edit]Politically, Sister Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "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. 288.
- ^ "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.
- ^ George Weber (~2009), The Tribes. Chapter 8 in The Andamanese Archived 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 2012-07-12.
- ^ Government of India (2000), Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India Archived 25 August 2003 at archive.today. Envis Bulletin, volume 3, issue 1. Accessed on 2012-07-12.
- ^ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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