Twin Islands | |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Coordinates: | 11.395°N 92.555°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 2 |
Area Km2: | 0.587 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 48 |
Highest Mount: | West Twin |
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: | Mahatma Gandhi |
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] |
Twin Islands is an 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 islands are 35km (22miles) south from Port Blair.
The islands belongs to the Rutland Archipelago and are located west of Bada Khari.West Twin has an area of 20.5ha and a coastline of 1.73km (01.07miles),East Twin has an area of 38.2ha and a coastline of 2.6km (01.6miles).
Politically, Twin Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]
The islands are uninhabited.