South Reef Island (original) (raw)

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Island in Indian Ocean

South Reef Island

South Reef Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar IslandsSouth Reef IslandSouth Reef IslandLocation of South Reef Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°46′16″N 92°39′18″E / 12.771°N 92.655°E / 12.771; 92.655
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent to Indian Ocean
Area 0.077 km2 (0.030 sq mi)[1]
Length 0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Width 0.14 km (0.087 mi)
Coastline 1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Highest elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Administration
India
District North and Middle Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Interview Group
Taluk Mayabunder Taluk
Demographics
Population 0 (2011)
Pop. density 0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 744202[2]
Telephone code 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

South Reef Island is an island of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island lies 117 km (73 mi) north from Port Blair.

The island belongs to the Interview Group and is situated to the west of Austen Strait which separates North Andaman Island and Middle Andaman Island. The island is low and with a rectangular shape.

Politically, South Reef Island, along neighboring Interview Group Islands, is part of Mayabunder Taluk.[6]

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  6. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.