The Sisters (Andaman Islands)

Sister Islands
Sister Islands is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Sister Islands
Sister Islands
Location of Sister Islands
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates11°08′42″N 92°43′30″E / 11.145°N 92.725°E / 11.145; 92.725
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands2
Major islands
Area0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation76 m (249 ft)[2]
Highest pointEast Sister
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupRutland Archipelago
TehsilPort Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[3]
Telephone code031927 [4]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[5]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in

Sister Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of the Andaman Islands. They belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] These islands are 57 km (35 mi) south from Port Blair.

History

Before the British established a colony on the Andaman, the Sister islands were visited occasionally by the Onge people of Little Andaman Island for fishing. They may have been a waystation for their temporary settlement of Rutland Island between 1890 and 1930.[7]

The islands have been a wildlife refuge since 1987, with 0.36 km2.[8]

Geography

The islands belong to the Rutland Archipelago and are located south of Passage Island (Andaman). The islands are located at the northern side of the Duncan Passage,[9] about 6 km southeast of Passage Island and 18 km north of North Brother. The group consists of:

The islands are 220 m apart, connected by a coral reef. They are covered by forests and have rocky shores except for a beach on the NW side of East Sister. East Sister Island is 76m high and West Sister Island is 70.7m high.

Administration

Politically, Sister Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 288.
  3. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  7. ^ George Weber (~2009), The Tribes. Chapter 8 in The Andamanese Archived 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 2012-07-12.
  8. ^ Government of India (2000), Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India Archived 25 August 2003 at archive.today. Envis Bulletin, volume 3, issue 1. Accessed on 2012-07-12.
  9. ^ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
  10. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.


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