Flat Island Wildlife Sanctuary Explained

Flat Island
Map:India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates:12.535°N 92.675°W
Location:Bay of Bengal
Archipelago:Andaman Islands
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Area Km2:2.48
Area Footnotes:[1]
Length Km:2.1
Width Km:1.6
Coastline Km:6.53
Elevation M:0
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:Great Andaman
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Taluk
Country Admin Divisions 3:Mayabunder 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:
Child:yes
Label2:Literacy
Data2:84.4%
Label3:Avg. summer temperature
Data3:30.2°C
Label4:Avg. winter temperature
Data4:23°C
Label5:Sex ratio
Data5:1.2/
Label7:Census Code
Data7:35.639.0004
Label8:Official Languages
Data8:Hindi, English

Flat 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 lying 150km (90miles) north from Port Blair.

Geography

The island is situated 2.3km (01.4miles) west of Great Andaman near the shores of Yadita village. And also this island wild life will be protected by the government and the flat island is also known as 2nd wild life sanctuary in the country

Administration

Politically, Flat Island is part of Rangat Tehsil.[6]

Fauna

The island is the location of a wildlife sanctuary, although there is no station on the island. [7]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census. Government of Andaman.
  2. Web site: A&N Islands - Pincodes . 22 September 2016 . 22 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code . 23 March 2014 . dmy .
  3. Web site: STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar. allcodesindia.in. 2016-09-23. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017043815/http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman%2Band%2Bnicobar.php. dead.
  4. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. Web site: Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Census of India. 2011-01-16.
  6. Web site: DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS . andssw1.and.nic.in. 2016-09-23.
  7. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/114/03/0467-0502.pdf Study of ornithology in Padauk Dikri point on Flat Island