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Two small islands in the Andaman Archipelago From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sister Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of the Andaman Islands. They belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] These islands are 57 km (35 mi) south from Port Blair.
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 11.145°N 92.725°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 2 |
Major islands | |
Area | 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 76 m (249 ft)[2] |
Highest point | East Sister |
Administration | |
District | South Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Rutland Archipelago |
Tehsil | Port Blair 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 |
Before the British established a colony on the Andaman, the Sister islands were visited occasionally by the Onge people of Little Andaman Island for fishing. They may have been a waystation for their temporary settlement of Rutland Island between 1890 and 1930.[7]
The islands have been a wildlife refuge since 1987, with 0.36 km2.[8]
The islands belong to the Rutland Archipelago and are located south of Passage Island (Andaman). The islands are located at the northern side of the Duncan Passage,[9] about 6 km southeast of Passage Island and 18 km north of North Brother. The group consists of:
The islands are 220 m apart, connected by a coral reef. They are covered by forests and have rocky shores except for a beach on the NW side of East Sister. East Sister Island is 76m high and West Sister Island is 70.7m high.
Politically, Sister Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.[10]
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