Nicholson Island (Ritchie's Archipelago)

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Nicholson Island
Nickname: Sir John Nicholson Island
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Nicholson Island
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Nicholson Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°06′00″N92°57′07″E / 12.100°N 92.952°E / 12.100; 92.952
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent to Indian Ocean
Area1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi) [1]
Length3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Width0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Coastline8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation97 m (318 ft) [2]
Highest pointNorth Hill
Administration
Flag of India.svg  India
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Ritchie's Archipelago
Tehsil Port Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744202 [3]
Telephone code031927 [4]
ISO code IN-AN-00 [5]
Official website www.and.nic.in

Nicholson Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [6] The island is 52 km (32 mi) northeast from Port Blair.

Contents

Etymology

Nicholson is named after Brigadier general John Nicholson (East India Company officer).

Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located west of Peel Island. The waters surrounding Wall Point in the south of the island is a major tourist diving spot.

Administration

Politically, Nicholson Island is part of Port Blair Taluk. [7]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

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References

  1. ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 9 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. 283.
  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. ↑ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "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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