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Passage Island (Andaman Islands)

Coordinates: 11°10′59″N 92°40′37″E / 11.183°N 92.677°E / 11.183; 92.677
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Passage Island
Passage Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Passage Island
Passage Island
Location of Passage Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates11°10′59″N 92°40′37″E / 11.183°N 92.677°E / 11.183; 92.677
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area0.427 km2 (0.165 sq mi)[1]
Length1.35 km (0.839 mi)
Width0.61 km (0.379 mi)
Coastline4 km (2.5 mi)
Highest elevation85 m (279 ft)[2]
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupRutland Archipelago
TehsilPort Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[3]
Telephone code031927 [4]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[5]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in

Passage Island or Duncan Island[6] is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[7] The island is 53 km (33 mi) south from Port Blair.

Geography

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The island belongs to the Rutland Archipelago and is located between South Cinque Island (6.2 km (4 mi) to the north) and West Sister Island (6.4 km (4 mi) to the southeast). Duncan Passage is just south of this island, separating it from Little Andaman Island.

Administration

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Politically, Passage Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 288.
  3. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ^ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
  7. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  8. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.