Inglis Island | |
Native Name: | East Island |
Sobriquet: | Sir John Inglis Island |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Coordinates: | 12.14°N 93.115°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Area Km2: | 1.66 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Length Km: | 2 |
Width Km: | 1.6 |
Coastline Km: | 6 |
Elevation M: | 2 |
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 |
Country Largest City: | Chain Nalah point |
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] |
Inglis 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 67km (42miles) northeast from Port Blair.
Inglis island is named after Major-general Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis.
The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located west of John Lawrence Island.[6] Chain Nalah point is a popular tourist beach located on the island's west coast. it has some picnic tables on it.
Politically, Inglis Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]
The island is uninhabited.