North and South Brother Islands are uninhabited islands in the Indian Ocean, part of the Andaman Archipelago. They belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] These islands are 75 km (47 mi) south of Port Blair.
  The Brothers Location of Brother Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 10°57′N 92°38′E / 10.95°N 92.64°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Major islands | |
| Area | 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 27 m (89 ft)[2] |
| Administration | |
| District | South Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Little Andaman Group |
| Tehsil | Little Andaman Tehsil |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2011) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202[3] |
| Telephone code | 031927[4] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
| Official website | www |
Geography
editThe islands belong to the Little Andaman Group, and are located 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Little Andaman. [7] There is a lighthouse at the top of the tallest hill on North Brother, established 1993. [8] The Lighthouse is about half a Km from the landing point. The islands are almost flat, thickly wooded islands fringed by reef around.
Administration
editPolitically, the islands are part of Little Andaman Tehsil.[9]
Demographics
editThe islands are uninhabited.
Image gallery
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Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with the location of Little Andaman highlighted (in red). -
1990 Space Shuttle image of Little Andaman
References
edit- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 288.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ map
- ^ "Government of India, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships". www.dgll.nic.in. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
External links
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Little Andaman travel guide from Wikivoyage
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