Kondul Island | |
Native Name: | Tamengshe |
Native Name Link: | Nicobarese language |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Coordinates: | 7.215°N 93.715°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Nicobar Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 1.55 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Length Km: | 2.6 |
Width Km: | 1 |
Coastline Km: | 7.5 |
Elevation M: | 92 |
Highest Mount: | Tamengshe[2] |
Country: | India |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | District |
Country Admin Divisions: | Nicobar |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Island group |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Nicobar Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Subdivisions of India |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Great Nicobar Subdivision |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Taluk |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Little Nicobar |
Country Largest City: | Mayaiya |
Country Largest City Population: | 2 |
Population: | 2 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Density Km2: | 1.3 |
Ethnic Groups: | Nicobarese |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 744301 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 03192 |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | IN-AN-00[3] |
Additional Info: |
Kondul Island is a small island off the Nicobar Islands in India.
Kondul Island was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.After the tsunami, the surviving population migrated to Great Nicobar.[4] In 2015 2 elders returned to the island and they renovated the jetty. Poachers from Myanmar are doing illegal fishing around the island regularly.[5]
The island is located in the Bay of Bengal, halfway between Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar in the St. George's Channel, and measures 2.6 km long and 0.95 km of maximum width for an area of 1.55km2.
It has a Tropical rainforest climate as even the driest months have rainfall greater than 60mm.
The island belongs to the township of Great Nicobar of Little Nicobar Taluk.[6]
Mayaiya village is inhabited and has a radio antenna.