Belle Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. 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 58 km (36 mi) north from Port Blair.
Nickname: West Baratang Island | |
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Geography | |
Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12.20°N 92.74°E / 12.20; 92.74 |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 6.2 km (3.85 mi) |
Width | 5.0 km (3.11 mi) |
Coastline | 31.33 km (19.468 mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
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District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | West Baratang Group |
Taluk | Rangat Taluk |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2016) |
Additional information | |
Time zone |
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PIN | 744202[2] |
Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
Official website | www |
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 |
The island belongs to the West Baratang Group and is situated no more than 400 meters west of Baratang Island. It is, along neighbouring Baratang Islands, part of Rangat Taluk.[6]
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