Passage Island (Andaman Islands) Explained

Passage Island
Map:India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates:11.183°N 92.677°W
Location:Bay of Bengal
Archipelago:Andaman Islands
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Area Km2:0.427
Area Footnotes:[1]
Length Km:1.35
Width Km:0.61
Coastline Km:4
Elevation M:85
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:Rutland 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]

Passage Island or Duncan Island[5] is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] The island is 53km (33miles) south from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the Rutland Archipelago and is located between South Cinque Island (6.2km (03.9miles) to the north) and West Sister Island (6.4km (04miles) to the southeast). Duncan Passage is just south of this island, separating it from Little Andaman Island.

Administration

Politically, Passage Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census. Government of Andaman. 8 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf. 28 August 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: A&N Islands - Pincodes . 22 September 2016 . 22 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code . 23 March 2014 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar. allcodesindia.in. 2016-09-23.
  4. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
  6. Web site: Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Census of India. 2011-01-16.
  7. Web site: DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS . andssw1.and.nic.in . 2016-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf . 28 August 2017 . dead .