Inglis 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 located 67 km (42 mi) northeast from Port Blair.

Inglis Island

Native name: East Island Nickname: Sir John Inglis Island
Inglis Island Location of Inglis Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12.140°N 93.115°E / 12.140; 93.115
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi)[1]
Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Width	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Coastline	6 km (3.7 mi)
Highest elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Administration
India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Ritchie's Archipelago
Tehsil	Port Blair Tehsil
Largest settlement	Chain Nalah point
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
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

Etymology

Inglis island is named after Major-general Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis.

Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located west of John Lawrence Island.[6] Chain Nalah point is a popular tourist beach located on the island's west coast. it has some picnic tables on it.

Administration

Politically, Inglis Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

Image gallery

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  Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with Ritchie's Archipelago highlighted (in red).

References

• Ritchie's Archipelago travel guide from Wikivoyage

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