Great Andaman | |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Coordinates: | 11.395°N 92.555°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 200 |
Area Km2: | 4823.5 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 731 |
Highest Mount: | Saddle Peak |
Country: | India |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | District |
Country Admin Divisions: | South Andaman |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Island group |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Andaman Islands |
Country Largest City: | Port Blair |
Population: | 315,540 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Density Km2: | 65.4 |
Ethnic Groups: | 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: |
Great Andaman is the main archipelago of the Andaman Islands of India. It comprises seven major islands. From north to south, these are North Andaman, Interview Island, Middle Andaman, Long Island, Baratang Island, South Andaman, and Rutland Island.
South, Middle and North islands are the largest of the entire island group. The islands' capital, Port Blair, is located on South Andaman.
Great Andaman group is often considered the counterpart to Little Andaman Group, another group of islands in the Andaman's.
The Andaman islands consist of four groups:
Narrow creeks split Great Andaman into North Andaman, Middle Andaman, South Andaman and the other major islands. All of these islands are in the form of peaks of a submerged mountain chain. Each island has a central highland surrounded by bordering flat lands sloping in all directions and finally merged into coastal tracts.
According to the 2011 census of India, the archipelago had 315,530 inhabitants.