South Cinque Island Explained

South Cinque Island
Sobriquet:Ga-o-ta-koi
Map:India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates:11.27°N 92.7°W
Location:Bay of Bengal
Archipelago:Andaman Islands
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Total Islands:1
Area Km2:4.557
Area Footnotes:[1]
Length Km:5.5
Width Km:1.5
Coastline Km:14
Elevation M:166
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:Cinque Islands
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]

South Cinque Island or Ga-o-ta-koi[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 lies 41km (25miles) south from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the Cinque Islands of Rutland Archipelago and is located between North Cinque Island (1.5km (00.9miles) to the north) and Passage Island (6.2km (03.9miles) to the south). The passage between South Cinque and North Cinque is called Cinque Strait.South Cinque Island and North Cinque Island, 1.5km (00.9miles) to the north, are sometimes considered to be a single Cinque Island.

Administration

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

Fauna

A new species of blenny, Alloblennius frondiculus was found in the surrounding waters.[8]

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. 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.
  8. William F. Smith-Vaniz and Gerald R. Allen (2012), "Alloblennius frondiculus, a new species of blenny from the Andaman Islands (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Salariini)." Zootaxa, volume 3199, pages 60–65.