Smith Island (Andaman Islands)
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Smith 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.[6] The island lies 298 km (185 mi) north of Port Blair.
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Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 13.34°N 93.05°E / 13.34; 93.05 |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 20.45 km2 (7.90 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 8.6 km (5.34 mi) |
Width | 4.8 km (2.98 mi) |
Coastline | 29.00 km (18.02 mi) |
Highest elevation | 131 m (430 ft)[2] |
Administration | |
District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Aerial Bay Islands |
Taluk | Diglipur Taluk |
Largest settlement | Smith (pop. 260) |
Demographics | |
Population | 600 (2011) |
Pop. density | 29.3/km2 (75.9/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202[3] |
Telephone code | 031927 [4] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 71.8% |
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 |
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