Peel Island | |
Sobriquet: | Sir William Peel Island |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India |
Coordinates: | 12.0833°N 151°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 23.7 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Length Km: | 7.3 |
Width Km: | 4.5 |
Coastline Km: | 28.9 |
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: | 744211[2] |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 031927 [3] |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | IN-AN-00[4] |
Peel Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island lies 51km (32miles) to the North-East of Port Blair.
The island is named after Captain Sir William Peel of the Royal Navy, who died in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
The island is part of the Ritchie's Archipelago Group and is located between Nicholson Island and John Lawrence Island.
Politically, Peel Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]
The island is uninhabited.