| Bluff Island | |
| Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Coordinates: | 12.247°N 92.698°W |
| Location: | Bay of Bengal |
| Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
| Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
| Area Km2: | 0.21 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Length Km: | 0.8 |
| Width Km: | 0.4 |
| Coastline Km: | 2.27 |
| 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: | West Baratang Group |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Taluk |
| Country Admin Divisions 3: | Rangat Taluk |
| Population: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| 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: | |
Bluff 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 lies 64km (40miles) north from Port Blair.
The island belongs to the West Baratang Group and lies south of Spike Island. The island is separated from South Andaman to the south by narrow channel, 500 m wide. It is 30 metres high to the tops of the trees.
Politically, Bluff Island, along neighboring Baratang Islands, is part of Rangat Taluk.[6]
The island was previously inhabited.In 1949, the few surviving Great Andamanese people were relocated to this island to protect them from diseases and other threats. On this island their population reached the all-time low of 19 individuals in 1961. In 1969 they were relocated to the slightly larger Strait Island.[7]
Bluff Island and the surrounding waters are a wildlife sanctuary of India, initiated in 1987 as a nature preserve. with an area of 1.14 km2.[8]