East Sister Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

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East Sister Island or Takoa-te is a small uninhabited island in the Andaman Archipelago, at the northern side of the Duncan Passage,^[1] about 6 km southeast of Passage Island and 18 km north of North Brother.

The island is roughly rectangular, around 750 m long in the NE-SW direction and 550 m wide, and is mostly covered by forest; it has a beach on the NW side and a rocky shore on the three other sides. Its highest point is 76 m above sea level.^[2]

East Sister and the smaller West Sister, located about 250 m to the southwest, comprise the group called The Sisters. It belongs to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Territory of India.

References[edit]

↑ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
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Coordinates: 11°08′44″N 92°43′51″E / 11.145519°N 92.730778°E / 11.145519; 92.730778

[pi1916-1] US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.

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