Defence Island Wildlife Sanctuary

Defence Island
	Defence Island Location of Defence Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	11°57′N 92°36′E / 11.95°N 92.60°ECoordinates: 11°57′N 92°36′E / 11.95°N 92.60°E
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Area	5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Length	5.4 km (3.36 mi)
Width	1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Coastline	14.4 km (8.95 mi)
Highest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Administration
	India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Defence Islands, Andaman
Tehsil	Ferrargunj Tehsil
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30);
PIN	744202
Area code(s)	031927
ISO code	IN-AN-00
Official website	www.and.nic.in
Literacy	84.4%
Avg. summer temperature	30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio	1.2♂/♀
Census Code	35.639.0004
Official Languages	Hindi, English

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Defence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.^[5] the island is lying 33.5 km (21 mi) north from Port Blair.

Geography[edit]

The island belongs to the Defence Group and lies in the sound of Jirkatang.

Administration[edit]

Politically, Defence Island, along neighboring islands, is part of Ferrargunj Taluk.^[6]

References[edit]

↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
↑ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
↑ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

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[cit-1] "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.

[2] "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[allcodesindia-3] "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

[4] Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code

[census-5] "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

[and-6] "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

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