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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = North Passage Island
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#Bay of Bengal
| map_caption = Location in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] and the [[Bay of Bengal]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|12.28|N|92.93|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
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| location = [[Bay of Bengal]]
| archipelago = [[Andaman Islands]]
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]
| area_km2 = 12.81
| 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|access-date=29 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| length_km = 8.7
| width_km = 4.4
| coastline_km = 30.23
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| country = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle 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 = [[East Baratang Group]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Rangat|Rangat Taluk]]
| country_largest_city = Merk Bay
| population = 3
| population_as_of = 2016
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| density_km2 = 0.23
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| ethnic_groups = [[Hindu]], [[Andamanese people|Andamanese]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 744203<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 }}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| 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>
| website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]| data5 =1.2[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.639.0004
| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
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'''North Passage 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> The island lies {{convert|80|km|0|abbr=on}} north from [[Port Blair]].

==Geography==
The island belongs to the [[East Baratang Group]] and lies east of [[Baratang]] and [[Colebrooke Island]]. It is {{convert|3|nmi|nmi km|abbr=on}} south of [[Long Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)|Long Island]].<ref>{{cite enroute|173|2017|282}}</ref> 95% of the island is a wildlife reserve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/north-passage-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html |title=North Passage Island in Andaman and Nicobar, About North Passage Island |website=www.indiatravelnext.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520211832/http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/north-passage-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html |archive-date=20 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The Cape Portman lighthouse, with a focal plane 29 m (95 ft); white flash every 5 s. This lighthouse marks the northern entrance to [[Diligent Strait]]. Located on a sharp cape at the northern tip of North Passage Island.

==Administration==
Politically, North Passage Island, along neighboring [[East Baratang Group]], is part of [[Rangat]] [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]].<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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
There is only 1 village, located at Merk Bay.
North Passage Island in Andaman and Nicobar has very diminutive history of habitation, other than erratic visits from different sects of the [[Great Andamanese]]. Just about 100 acres of land behind Merk Bay beach was handed over to the Agriculture Department of Andaman Islands four decades ago. This was done in order to set up a coconut plantation. The only inhabitants of this island at present are representatives of the Forest Department and caretakers of the Coconut Plantation.<ref>[https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/06/ee/78/05/places-to-see-in-baratang.jpg image]</ref><ref>[http://www.knowandamans.com/2012/10/merk-bay-beach-north-passage-island.html info]</ref>

== References ==
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{{Portal|India|Islands}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050728121303/http://www.gsi.gov.in/mudvol.htm Geological Survey of India]
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}
{{North and Middle Andaman district |state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in North and Middle Andaman district]]
[[Category:Islands of North and Middle Andaman district]]
[[Category:Islands of India]]
[[Category:Populated places in India]]
[[Category:Islands of the Bay of Bengal]]

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