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{{Infobox islands<br />
| name = West Island<br />
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands<br />
| map_caption = Location of West Island<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13.59|N|92.89|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 />
| total_islands = 1<br />
| major_islands = {{hlist|West}}<br />
| area_km2 = 2.85<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 = 3.4<br />
| width_km = 1.1<br />
| coastline_km = 8.3<br />
| elevation_m = 53<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=nga>{{cite enroute|173|2017|275}}</ref><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_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Diglipur|Diglipur Taluk]]<br />
| population = 0<br />
| population_as_of = 2016<br />
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| density_km2 = 0<br />
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| ethnic_groups = [[Hindu]], [[Andamanese people|Andamanese]]<br />
| 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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-03-23 |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=2016-09-22|accessdate=2016-09-22 }}</ref><br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 031927 <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php |title=Andaman and Nicobar STD Codes |access-date=22 September 2016 |archive-date=17 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017043815/http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman%2Band%2Bnicobar.php |url-status=dead }}</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 />
| 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 =15.0[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.639.0004<br />
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}}<br />
'''West 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=January 16, 2011}}</ref> The island lies {{convert|212|km|0|abbr=on}} north from [[Port Blair]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The island falls in between [[Coco Islands]] and [[North Andaman Island]]. It lies in the western approach to the [[Cleugh Passage]].<ref name="nga" /> The island is small, having an area of {{convert|2.85|km2|abbr=on}}.<br />
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==Administration==<br />
Politically, West Island is part of [[Diglipur]] [[Tehsils of India|Tehsil]].<ref>[http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf Demography: Tehsils]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
{{Portal|India|Islands}}<br />
* [http://www.gsi.gov.in/mudvol.htm Geological Survey of India]<br />
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}<br />
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{{North and Middle Andaman district |state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:Islands of North and Middle Andaman district]]<br />
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of India]]<br />
[[Category:Islands of India]]<br />
[[Category:Islands of the Bay of Bengal]]<br />
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