Passage Island (Andaman Islands)

Passage Island or Duncan Island^[6] is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.^[7] The island is 53 km (33 mi) south from Port Blair.

Passage Island

Passage Island Location of Passage Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	11.183°N 92.677°E / 11.183; 92.677
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	0.427 km2 (0.165 sq mi)[1]
Length	1.35 km (0.839 mi)
Width	0.61 km (0.379 mi)
Coastline	4 km (2.5 mi)
Highest elevation	85 m (279 ft)[2]
Administration
India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Rutland Archipelago
Tehsil	Port Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202[3]
Telephone code	031927 [4]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[5]
Official website	www.and.nic.in

Geography

The island belongs to the Rutland Archipelago and is located between South Cinque Island (6.2 km (4 mi) to the north) and West Sister Island (6.4 km (4 mi) to the southeast). Duncan Passage is just south of this island, separating it from Little Andaman Island.

Administration

Politically, Passage Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.^[8]