Great Andaman

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Great Andaman
Great Andaman is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Great Andaman
Great Andaman
Location of Great Andaman
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates11°23′42″N 92°33′18″E / 11.395°N 92.555°E / 11.395; 92.555Coordinates: 11°23′42″N 92°33′18″E / 11.395°N 92.555°E / 11.395; 92.555
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian Ocean
Total islands200
Major islands
  • North
  • South
  • Middle
Area4,823.5 km2 (1,862.4 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation731 m (2398 ft)[2]
Highest pointSaddle Peak
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Largest settlementPort Blair
Demographics
Population315,540 (2011)
Pop. density65.4/km2 (169.4/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsAndamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[3]
Telephone code031927 [4]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[5]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio1.2/
Census Code35.639.0004
Official LanguagesHindi, English

Great Andaman is the main archipelago of the Andaman Islands of India. It comprises seven major islands. From north to south, these are North Andaman, Interview Island, Middle Andaman, Long Island, Baratang Island, South Andaman, and Rutland Island.

Geography[edit]

South, Middle and North islands are the largest of the entire island group. The islands' capital, Port Blair, is located on South Andaman.

Great Andaman group is often considered the counterpart to Little Andaman Group, another group of islands in the Andaman's.

The Andaman islands consist of five groups:

Narrow creeks split Great Andaman into North Andaman, Middle Andaman, South Andaman and the other major islands. All of these islands are in the form of peaks of a submerged mountain chain. Each island has a central highland surrounded by bordering flat lands sloping in all directions and finally merged into coastal tracts.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census of India, the archipelago had 315,530 inhabitants.

References[edit]

  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
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  3. "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)
  4. "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code