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Outram 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] It is 72 km (45 mi) northeast from Port Blair.

Nickname: Sir James Outram Island
Location of Outram Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12.23°N 93.08°E / 12.23; 93.08
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)[1]
Length	6 km (3.7 mi)
Width	4.3 km (2.67 mi)
Coastline	25.9 km (16.09 mi)
Highest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
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

Outram is named after Lieutenant-general James Outram.

Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located west of North Passage Island, Rangat.

Administration

Politically, Outram Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

Tourism

Outram Island is surrounded by silver, smooth and sandy beaches. You can delight in dozing, relaxing and basking in the sun on these beaches. If you are interested in fishing, you can take pleasure in a wonderful fishing experience on this island along the edge of the reef. Surfing off this reef might be feasible during the North- Easterlies. The reason of doing so is that there is a considerable break to the west. The reef which is far off the southern point of Outram Island stretches out much more towards south. If scuba diving thrills and fascinates you, you will enjoy to the fullest on this island as it is a superb place for scuba diving. [7]

References

• Ritchie's Archipelago travel guide from Wikivoyage

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