Aerial Bay Islands | |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Coordinates: | 13.3°N 93.03°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 10 |
Area Km2: | 23.35 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 131 |
Country: | India |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | District |
Country Admin Divisions: | North and Middle Andaman |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Island group |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Andaman Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Island sub-group |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Aerial Bay Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Taluk |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Diglipur Taluk |
Country Largest City: | Smith |
Country Largest City Population: | 260 |
Population: | 600 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Density Km2: | 25.7 |
Ethnic Groups: | Hindu, Andamanese |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 744202[2] |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 031927 [3] |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | IN-AN-00[4] |
Additional Info: |
The Aerial Bay Islands are a group of islands in Aerial Bay in the Andaman Islands. This group belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] Smith Island is the largest and only inhabited one.
Other major islands are Chatham island, Ross Island, Ox Island.[6]
The Aerial Bay Islands, is part of Diglipur Taluk.[7]
There are 3 villages on Smith island, with a population of 600.