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<div>{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}<br />
{{Infobox islands<br />
| name = Flat Island<br />
| native_name = <br />
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| native_name_lang = <br />
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| image_name = <br />
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands<br />
| map_caption = Location of Flat Island<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12.535|N|92.675|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}<br />
| etymology = <br />
| location = [[Bay of Bengal]]<br />
| archipelago = [[Andaman Islands]]<br />
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]<br />
| area_km2 = 2.48<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman}}</ref><br />
| rank = <br />
| length_km = 2.1<br />
| width_km = 1.6<br />
| coastline_km = 6.53<br />
| elevation_m = 0<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| highest_mount = <br />
| country = {{flag|India}}<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions = [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Island group]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Andaman Islands]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island sub-group<br />
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Great Andaman]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Mayabunder|Mayabunder Taluk]]<br />
| population = 0<br />
| population_as_of = 2016<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| timezone1_DST = <br />
| utc_offset1_DST = <br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] <br />
| postal_code = 744202<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=22 September 2016 |accessdate=22 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archivedate=23 March 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 031927 <ref name="allcodesindia">{{cite web|url=http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php |publisher=allcodesindia.in|title=STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar|accessdate=2016-09-23}}</ref><br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}<br />
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]<br />
| iso_code = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref><br />
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes<br />
| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%<br />
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}}<br />
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}}<br />
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]| data5 =1.2[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.639.0004<br />
| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Flat Island''' is an island of the [[Andaman Islands]]. It belongs to the [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]] administrative [[Districts of India|district]], part of the [[India]]n [[union territory]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf|title=Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Census of India|accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref><br />
the island is lying {{convert|150|km|0|abbr=on}} north from [[Port Blair]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The island is situated {{convert|2.3|km|0|abbr=on}} west of [[Great Andaman]] near the shores of Yadita village. And also this island wild life will be procted by the government and the flat island is also known as 2nd wild life sanctuary in the country<br />
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==Administration==<br />
Politically, Flat Island is part of [[Rangat]] [[Tehsils of India|Tehsil]].<ref name="and">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |publisher=andssw1.and.nic.in|title=DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS |accessdate=2016-09-23}}</ref><br />
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==Fauna==<br />
The island is the location of a wildlife sanctuary, although there is no station on the island. <br />
<ref>[http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/114/03/0467-0502.pdf Study of ornithology in Padauk Dikri point on Flat Island]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist|2}}<br />
{{Portal|India}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050728121303/http://www.gsi.gov.in/mudvol.htm Geological Survey of India]<br />
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}<br />
{{North and Middle Andaman district |state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:North and Middle Andaman district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]<br />
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of India]]<br />
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