Inglis Island (Ritchie's Archipelago)

Inglis 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.^[5] The island is located 67 km (42 mi) northeast from Port Blair.

Inglis Island

Native name: East Island Nickname: Sir John Inglis Island
Inglis Island Location of Inglis Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12.140°N 93.115°E / 12.140; 93.115
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi)[1]
Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Width	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Coastline	6 km (3.7 mi)
Highest elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Administration
India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Ritchie's Archipelago
Tehsil	Port Blair Tehsil
Largest settlement	Chain Nalah point
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202[2]
Telephone code	031927 [3]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[4]
Official website	www.and.nic.in

Etymology

Inglis island is named after Major-general Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis.

Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located east of Henry Lawrence Island.^[6] Chain Nalah point is a popular tourist beach located on the island's west coast. it has some picnic tables on it.

Administration

Politically, Inglis Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.^[7]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

Image gallery

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  Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with Ritchie's Archipelago highlighted (in red).