Wilson Island | |
Sobriquet: | Sir Archdale Wilson Island |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India |
Coordinates: | 12.13°N 92.98°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Area Km2: | 14.3 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Length Km: | 4.1 |
Width Km: | 4.3 |
Coastline Km: | 16.2 |
Elevation M: | 216 |
Highest Mount: | Round Hill |
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: | 744202[2] |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 031927 [3] |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | IN-AN-00[4] |
Wilson 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 57km (35miles) northeast of Port Blair.
Wilson Island is named after Brigadier Commander Sir Archdale Wilson.
There is a lighthouse on the island. It was commissioned on 23 March 1994.[6]
The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between Nicholson Island and John Lawrence Island. a narrow channel (400m (1,300feet)) separates it from Sir William Peel Island to the south.
Politically, Wilson Island is part of Port Blair taluk.[7]
The island is uninhabited.