Spike Island (Andaman Islands)

Spike 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 63 km (39 mi) north from Port Blair.

Spike Island

Spike Island Location of Spike Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12.27°N 92.71°E / 12.27; 92.71
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	9.763 km2 (3.770 sq mi)[1]
Length	7.3 km (4.54 mi)
Width	2.0 km (1.24 mi)
Coastline	20.18 km (12.539 mi)
Highest elevation	136 m (446 ft)[2]
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	West Baratang Group
Taluk	Rangat Taluk
Demographics
Population	0 (2016)
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
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

Geography

The island belongs to the West Baratang Group and lies north of Bluff Island.

Administration

Politically, Spike Island, along neighboring Baratang Islands, is part of Rangat Taluk.^[7]

Transportation

you can travel by Dinghy through Port Anson from Mayabunder, on demand.

Demographics

The island was previously inhabited.^[8]