Port Cornwallis

The Harbour of Port Cornwallis, Island of Great Andaman with the Fleet getting under way for Rangoon, circa 1825

Port Cornwallis is a port situated on Ross Island, off the NE coast of North Andaman. This should not be confused with Ross Island, which is opposite Port Blair, South Andaman.

There is a lighthouse, commissioned in 1973, near Port Cornwallis, "on the summit of Bopung Hill at the entrance of Aerial Bay."^[1]

References[edit]

↑ "Welcome to PORT CORNWALLIS LIGHT HOUSE". Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. Retrieved 9 April 2014.

Coordinates: 13°17′N 93°05′E / 13.283°N 93.083°E / 13.283; 93.083

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[1] "Welcome to PORT CORNWALLIS LIGHT HOUSE". Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. Retrieved 9 April 2014.

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