Sir Hugh Rose Island Explained

Sir Hugh Rose Island
Sobriquet:Rose Island
Map:India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India
Image Map Caption:Location map of Sir Hugh Rose Island
Coordinates:11.7845°N 93.0819°W
Location:Bay of Bengal
Archipelago:Andaman Islands
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Area Km2:0.69
Area Footnotes:[1]
Length Km:1.2
Width Km:0.8
Coastline Km:3.5
Elevation M:73
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 Type:PIN
Postal Code:744104[2]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:031927 [3]
Iso Code Type:ISO code
Iso Code:IN-AN-00[4]

Sir Hugh Rose Island, or Rose Island, sometimes called Little Neill Island, 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.[5] The island lies 40km (30miles) northeast of Port Blair.

Etymology

Rose is named after Field marshal Hugh Rose.

History

The lighthouse is situated on a hillock. There are 70 masonry steps to reach the tower. The Lighthouse is an unattended station. A rainwater tank and a restroom have been provided for the maintenance staff.A third order revolving optic, on a mercury trough with DA (dissolved acetylene) gas burner and gas motor to revolve the optic, all supplied by M/s BBT, Paris were installed inside the lantern house over the CI tower . The light was commissioned on 14 April 1969. Due to frequent failures of the rotation system, the revolving optic assembly was removed and a 500adj=onNaNadj=on cut-and-polished drum optic was placed in position in 1978. The DA gas burner was replaced by a DA gas flasher with a sun valve. This reduced the consumption of DA gas but the intensity of the light went down.

With the shortage in the supply of DA gas, it became essential to change over to solar energy. Accordingly, the light source was replaced by 12V 100W Halogen lamp inside the same optic and on the same pedestal. The system became operational on 18 October 1993.

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Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located 4km (02miles) south of Neill Island.It is locally known as 'Chhota' Neil (‘Little’ Neil).[7]

Administration

Politically, Rose Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[8]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census. Government of Andaman.
  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. Web site: Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Census of India. 2011-01-16.
  6. Web site: Government of India, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.. www.dgll.nic.in. 2016-10-18.
  7. http://www.andamans.gov.in/html/neil.html info
  8. Web site: DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS . andssw1.and.nic.in. 2016-09-23.