Kamorta Island
Island in the Indian Ocean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamorta Island is an island in the Nicobar Islands chain of India, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
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Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 8.12°N 93.5°E / 8.12; 93.5 |
Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 131 km2 (51 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 25.5 km (15.84 mi) |
Width | 8 km (5 mi) |
Coastline | 108 km (67.1 mi) |
Highest elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
Highest point | [2] |
Administration | |
District | Nicobar |
Island group | Nicobar Islands |
Subdivisions of India | Nancowry Subdivision |
Taluk | Nancowry |
Largest settlement | Kamorta (pop. 1870) |
Demographics | |
Population | 3688 (2011) |
Pop. density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744301 |
Telephone code | 03192 |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[3] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 84.4% |
Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | ♂/♀ |
Census Code | 35.638.0002 |
Official Languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Camorta (regional) |
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