Defence Island Wildlife Sanctuary

Defence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.^[5] The island is 33.5 km (21 mi) north of Port Blair.

Defence Island

Defence Island Location of Defence Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	11.95°N 92.60°E / 11.95; 92.60
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)[1]
Length	5.4 km (3.36 mi)
Width	1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Coastline	14.4 km (8.95 mi)
Highest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Administration
India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Defence Islands, Andaman
Tehsil	Ferrargunj Tehsil
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202[2]
Area code(s)	031927 [3]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[4]
Official website	www.and.nic.in
Literacy	84.4%
Avg. summer temperature	30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio	1.2♂/♀
Census Code	35.639.0004
Official Languages	Hindi, English

Geography

The island belongs to the Defence Group and lies in the sound of Jirkatang.Defence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island is 33.5 km (21 mi) north of Port Blair.

Administration

Politically, Defence Island, along neighboring islands, is part of Ferrargunj Taluk.It is governed by Indian Government.^[6]