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John Lawrence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands and belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island is 54 km (34 mi) northeast from Port Blair.

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John Lawrence Island

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Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12.10°N 93.02°E / 12.10; 93.02
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	John Lawrence
Area	34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi)[1]
Length	13.3 km (8.26 mi)
Width	4.3 km (2.67 mi)
Coastline	34.3 km (21.31 mi)
Administration
India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Ritchie's Archipelago
Tehsil	Port Blair Tehsil
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

The island is named after Sir John Lawrence who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.

Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between Peel Island and Sir John Lawrence's Brother: Henry Lawrence Island. John Lawrence Island is long in shape. It is surrounded by beaches on three sides. Since the island is quite long in shape, the beach stretches to a long distance. [6]

Administration

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

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

Transportation

The only way to reach John Lawrence Island is by local boat services. There is boat service from Port Blair and Havelock Island through which you can reach this island. However, boat rides are subject to weather and condition of the sea. There is a small channel between John Lawrence Island and Henry Lawrence Island that is lined with thick mangrove forests. Terrestrial moist forests and mangroves form the main vegetation of John Lawrence Island.

Shipwrecks

On 12 November 1844 a cyclone deposited two British vessels, sailing separately, on the shore of the island, about a quarter of a mile apart. Of the some 630 people on Briton and Runnymede, most of them soldiers and their dependents going to Calcutta, only one died in the wrecking, though some died later. The survivors were all rescued by 5 January 1845.

References

• Ritchie's Archipelago travel guide from Wikivoyage

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