Long Island (Andaman Islands)

Long 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 is located 80 km (50 mi) north from Port Blair.

Long Island

Long Island Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal Show map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Long Island Long Island (Bay of Bengal) Show map of Bay of Bengal
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12.38°N 92.93°E / 12.38; 92.93
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	14.05 km2 (5.42 sq mi)[1]
Length	8.7 km (5.41 mi)
Width	2.0 km (1.24 mi)
Coastline	23.81 km (14.795 mi)
Highest elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	East Baratang Group
Taluk	Rangat Taluk
Largest settlement	Long Island village
Demographics
Population	1032 (2011)
Pop. density	73.45/km2 (190.23/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744203[2]
Telephone code	031927 [3]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[4]
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 East Baratang Group and lies east of Porlob Island.

Climate

The island has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am).

Climate data for Long Island (1991–2020, extremes 1952–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	35.1 (95.2)	36.0 (96.8)	38.1 (100.6)	40.7 (105.3)	43.1 (109.6)	37.6 (99.7)	37.6 (99.7)	36.7 (98.1)	38.0 (100.4)	35.6 (96.1)	36.0 (96.8)	35.2 (95.4)	43.1 (109.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.8 (87.4)	31.0 (87.8)	32.1 (89.8)	33.6 (92.5)	33.3 (91.9)	31.4 (88.5)	30.9 (87.6)	30.6 (87.1)	30.5 (86.9)	31.0 (87.8)	31.1 (88.0)	30.7 (87.3)	31.4 (88.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.5 (72.5)	22.0 (71.6)	23.0 (73.4)	24.9 (76.8)	25.5 (77.9)	25.0 (77.0)	25.1 (77.2)	24.8 (76.6)	24.3 (75.7)	24.5 (76.1)	24.6 (76.3)	23.7 (74.7)	24.2 (75.6)
Record low °C (°F)	16.0 (60.8)	15.1 (59.2)	17.3 (63.1)	19.2 (66.6)	18.2 (64.8)	19.4 (66.9)	19.0 (66.2)	18.0 (64.4)	20.0 (68.0)	20.0 (68.0)	18.6 (65.5)	17.2 (63.0)	15.1 (59.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	35.5 (1.40)	10.5 (0.41)	8.5 (0.33)	44.8 (1.76)	247.5 (9.74)	409.9 (16.14)	417.9 (16.45)	437.3 (17.22)	458.3 (18.04)	259.5 (10.22)	172.1 (6.78)	103.0 (4.06)	2,604.6 (102.54)
Average rainy days	1.7	0.4	0.4	2.0	10.8	16.1	17.0	17.6	17.5	12.8	8.1	4.3	108.7
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	84	78	77	75	82	86	87	87	89	88	86	83	84
Source: India Meteorological Department[6][7][8]

Administration

Politically, Long Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.^[9]

Demographics

There are 3 villages on the island: Long Village, Middle Village, and Lalaji Bay. Parkinson point (the northern tip of the island), was previously also inhabited. The island has its own power house, Boat Building Yard, Senior Secondary School, bank, wireless facilities, hospital, Range Forest Office and even police outpost. Long Island is a dreamland settlement without any road network.

Transportation

It's reachable by boat 4 times a week from Phoenix Bay Jetty in Port Blair, or from Yerrata Jetty in Rangat. ^[10]

Tourism

Merk Bay and Lalaji Bay^[11] are 2 beaches popular as a picnic spot in this island. The island is a good location for beach camping. The rest houses ^[12] are mainly managed by the forest department. A visit to nearby Guitar Island is also popular.^[13]