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Great Andaman

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; 92.555
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian 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.

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 275.
  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. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code

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