Henry Lawrence Island | |
Sobriquet: | Sir Henry Lawrence Island |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Coordinates: | 12.15°N 93.06°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 54.7 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Length Km: | 6 |
Width Km: | 14 |
Coastline Km: | 36.5 |
Elevation M: | 137 |
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 Admin Divisions Title 2: | Island sub-group |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Ritchie's Archipelago |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Tehsil |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Port Blair Tehsil |
Population: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
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] |
Henry Lawrence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island is located 60km (40miles) northeast of Port Blair.
Henry Lawrence island is named after Brigadier-general Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence.
The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between John Lawrence Island and Inglis Island. it is the second largest Island of the Ritchie's Archipelago, it has an area of 54.7 km2.
Politically, Henry Lawrence Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]
The island is uninhabited.