Flat Island Wildlife Sanctuary

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Flat Island
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Flat Island
Location of Flat Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°32′06″N92°40′30″E / 12.535°N 92.675°E / 12.535; 92.675 Coordinates: 12°32′06″N92°40′30″E / 12.535°N 92.675°E / 12.535; 92.675
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent to Indian Ocean
Area2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi) [1]
Length2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Width1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Coastline6.53 km (4.058 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Flag of India.svg  India
District North and Middle Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Great Andaman
Taluk Mayabunder Taluk
Demographics
Population0 (2016)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744202 [2]
Telephone code031927 [3]
ISO code IN-AN-00 [4]
Official website www.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio 1.2♂/♀
Census Code35.639.0004
Official Languages Hindi, English

Flat 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 lying 150 km (93 mi) north from Port Blair.

Contents

Geography

The island is situated 2.3 km (1 mi) west of Great Andaman near the shores of Yadita village. And also this island wild life will be protected by the government and the flat island is also known as 2nd wild life sanctuary in the country

Administration

Politically, Flat Island is part of Rangat Tehsil. [6]

Fauna

The island is the location of a wildlife sanctuary, although there is no station on the island. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  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. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. 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. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Study of ornithology in Padauk Dikri point on Flat Island


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