Sir William Peel Island

Peel Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.^[5] The island lies 51 km (32 mi) to the North-East of Port Blair.

Peel Island

Nickname: Sir William Peel Island
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Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12°05′N 92°59′E
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Peel
Area	23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi)[1]
Length	7.3 km (4.54 mi)
Width	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Coastline	28.9 km (17.96 mi)
Administration
India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Ritchie's Archipelago
Tehsil	Port Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744211[2]
Telephone code	031927 [3]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[4]
Official website	www.and.nic.in

Etymology

The island is named after Captain Sir William Peel of the Royal Navy, who died in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Geography

The island is part of the Ritchie's Archipelago Group and is located between Nicholson Island and John Lawrence Island.

Administration

Politically, Peel Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.^[6]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

Image gallery

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  Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with Ritchie's Archipelago highlighted (in red).