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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.
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12.27°N 92.71°E |
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 | |
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 | |
PIN | 744202[3] |
Telephone code | 031927 [4] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
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 |
The island belongs to the West Baratang Group and lies north of Bluff Island.
Politically, Spike Island, along neighboring Baratang Islands, is part of Rangat Taluk.[7]
you can travel by Dinghy through Port Anson from Mayabuner, on demand.
The island was previously inhabited.[8]
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