Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12°55′42″N 92°52′14″E / 12.92833°N 92.87056°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
Length | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
Width | 1.9 km (1.18 mi) |
Coastline | 10 km (6 mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Stewart Sound Group |
Taluk | Diglipur Taluk |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2016) |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202 |
Telephone code | 031927 |
ISO code | IN-AN-00 |
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 |
Swamp 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. The island lies 140 km (87 mi) north from Port Blair.
Geography
The island belongs to the Stewart Sound Group and lies west of Egg Island.
Administration
Politically, Swamp Island, along neighboring Stewart Sound Group Islands, belongs to Diglipur Taluk.
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- Geological Survey of India
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage