| John Lawrence Island | |
| Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India |
| Coordinates: | 12.1°N 93.02°W |
| Location: | Bay of Bengal |
| Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
| Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
| Total Islands: | 1 |
| Area Km2: | 34.8 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Length Km: | 13.3 |
| Width Km: | 4.3 |
| Coastline Km: | 34.3 |
| 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] |
John Lawrence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands and belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island is 54km (34miles) northeast from Port Blair.
The island is named after Sir John Lawrence who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.
The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between Peel Island and Henry Lawrence Island, named for Sir John Lawrence's brother. John Lawrence Island is long in shape. It is surrounded by beaches on three sides. Since the island is quite long in shape, the beach stretches to a long distance.[6]
Politically, John Lawrence Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]
The island is uninhabited.
The only way to reach John Lawrence Island is by local boat services. There is boat service from Port Blair and Havelock Island through which you can reach this island. However, boat rides are subject to weather and condition of the sea. There is a small channel between John Lawrence Island and Henry Lawrence Island that is lined with thick mangrove forests. Terrestrial moist forests and mangroves form the main vegetation of John Lawrence Island.
On 12 November 1844, a cyclone deposited two British vessels, sailing separately, about a quarter of a mile apart on the shore of the island. Of the approximately 630 people on and, most of them soldiers and their dependents going to Calcutta, only one died in the wrecking, though some died later. The survivors were all rescued by 5 January 1845.