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Kyd 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 lies 30 km (19 mi) north from Port Blair.
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 11.95°N 92.75°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 3.29 km (2.044 mi) |
Width | 2.24 km (1.392 mi) |
Coastline | 10.37 km (6.444 mi) |
Highest elevation | 237 m (778 ft)[2] |
Administration | |
District | South Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Napier Bay Islands |
Tehsil | Ferrargunj Tehsil |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2016) |
Pop. density | 0.00/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744206[3] |
Telephone code | 031927 [4] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
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 |
The island belongs to the Napier Bay Islands and lies north of Shoal Bay.
Politically, Kyd Island, along with the neighbouring Napier Bay Islands, is part of Ferrargunj Taluk.[7]
The island was formerly inhabited. [8] An Andamani group of inhabitants 'Aca-Bea' used to live on Kyd Island.
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