Nicholson Island | |
Sobriquet: | Sir John Nicholson Island |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India |
Coordinates: | 12.1°N 92.952°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Area Km2: | 1.51 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Length Km: | 3.5 |
Width Km: | 0.8 |
Coastline Km: | 8 |
Elevation M: | 97 |
Highest Mount: | North Hill |
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] |
Nicholson 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 52km (32miles) northeast from Port Blair.
Nicholson is named after Brigadier general John Nicholson (East India Company officer).
The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between Peel Island and Sir John Lawrence's Brother: Henry Lawrence Island.the waters surrounding Wall Point in the south of the island is a major tourist diving spot.
Politically, Nicholson Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]
The island is uninhabited.