Ross Island | |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Coordinates: | 13.3°N 93.075°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 0.315 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Length Km: | 0.7 |
Width Km: | 0.9 |
Coastline Km: | 2.2 |
Elevation M: | 82.6 |
Highest Mount: | Bopung Hill |
Country: | India |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | District |
Country Admin Divisions: | North and Middle 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: | Aerial Bay Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Taluk |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Diglipur Taluk |
Population: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Density Km2: | 0 |
Ethnic Groups: | Hindu, Andamanese |
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] |
Additional Info: |
Ross Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] the island is lying 184km (114miles) north from Port Blair.
The island is located in Aerial Bay, near Diglipur, and is part of Aerial Bay Islands.
Ross Island, along neighbouring Aerial Bay Islands, is part of Diglipur Taluk.[6]
The lighthouse on the island was commissioned in 1973, on the slopes of Bopung Hill at an altitude of 40m (130feet).[7]