The Aerial Bay Islands are a group of islands in Aerial Bay in the Andaman Islands. This group belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] Smith Island is the largest and only inhabited one.

Aerial Bay Islands

Aerial Bay Islands Location of Aerial Bay Islands
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	13.30°N 93.03°E / 13.30; 93.03
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Total islands	10
Major islands	Smith Ross
Area	23.35 km2 (9.02 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation	131 m (430 ft)[2]
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Aerial Bay Islands
Taluk	Diglipur Taluk
Largest settlement	Smith (pop. 260)
Demographics
Population	600 (2011)
Pop. density	25.7/km2 (66.6/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Andamanese
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
Literacy	71.8%
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

Other major islands are Chatham island, Ross Island, Ox Island.[7]

Administration

The Aerial Bay Islands, is part of Diglipur Taluk.[8]

Demographics

There are 3 villages on Smith island, with a population of 600.

References

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