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'''West Sister Island''' or '''''Te-joma-de''''' is a small uninhabited island in the [[Andaman Islands|Andaman Archipelago]], at the northern side of the [[Duncan Passage]],<ref name="pi1916">US Hydrographic Office (1916) [https://archive.org/stream/baybengalpilotb00offigoog#page/n303/mode/2up Bay of bengal Pilot], page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.</ref> about 6 [[kilometre|km]] southeast of [[Passage Island (Andaman)|Passage Island]] and 18 km north of [[North Brother Island, India|North Brother]].<br />
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The island is pear-shaped, about 380 m long in the NE-SW direction and 340 m wide at the base. It is mostly covered by forest, and has a rocky shore all around, except for a tiny beach at the NE tip. Its highest point is 71 m above sea level.<ref>{{cite enroute|173|2017|288}}</ref><br />
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West Sister and the larger [[East Sister Island (Andaman)|East Sister]], located about 250 [[metre|m]] to the northeast, comprise the group called [[The Sisters (Andaman)|The Sisters]]. They belong to the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands Territory]] of [[India]].<br />
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