North Passage Island
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North Passage 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 lies 80 km (50 mi) north from Port Blair.
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Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Bay of Bengal Show map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12.28°N 92.93°E / 12.28; 92.93 |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 8.7 km (5.41 mi) |
Width | 4.4 km (2.73 mi) |
Coastline | 30.23 km (18.784 mi) |
Administration | |
District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | East Baratang Group |
Taluk | Rangat Taluk |
Largest settlement | Merk Bay |
Demographics | |
Population | 3 (2016) |
Pop. density | 0.23/km2 (0.6/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744203[2] |
Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
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 |
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