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South Cinque Island

Nickname: Ga-o-ta-koi
South Cinque Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar IslandsSouth Cinque IslandSouth Cinque IslandLocation of South Cinque Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 11°16′N 92°42′E / 11.27°N 92.70°E / 11.27; 92.70
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent to Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands South Cinque Island
Area 4.557 km2 (1.759 sq mi)[1]
Length 5.5 km (3.42 mi)
Width 1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Coastline 14 km (8.7 mi)
Highest elevation 166 m (545 ft)[2]
Administration
India
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Cinque Islands
Tehsil Port Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population 0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 744202[3]
Telephone code 031927 [4]
ISO code IN-AN-00[5]
Official website www.and.nic.in

South Cinque Island or Ga-o-ta-koi[6] is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[7] The island lies 41 km (25 mi) south from Port Blair.

The island belongs to the Cinque Islands of Rutland Archipelago and is located between North Cinque Island (1.5 km (1 mi) to the north) and Passage Island (6.2 km (4 mi) to the south). The passage between South Cinque and North Cinque is called Cinque Strait. South Cinque Island and North Cinque Island, 1.5 km (1 mi) to the north, are sometimes considered to be a single Cinque Island.

Politically, South Cinque Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[8]

A new species of blenny, Alloblennius frondiculus was found in the surrounding waters.[9]

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 288.
  3. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ^ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
  7. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  8. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  9. ^ William F. Smith-Vaniz and Gerald R. Allen (2012), "Alloblennius frondiculus, a new species of blenny from the Andaman Islands (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Salariini)." Zootaxa, volume 3199, pages 60–65.