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South Cinque Island or Ga-o-ta-koi[6] is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[7] The island lies 41 km (25 mi) south from Port Blair.

South Cinque Island

Nickname: Ga-o-ta-koi
South Cinque Island Location of South Cinque Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	11.27°N 92.70°E / 11.27; 92.70
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	South Cinque Island
Area	4.557 km2 (1.759 sq mi)[1]
Length	5.5 km (3.42 mi)
Width	1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Coastline	14 km (8.7 mi)
Highest elevation	166 m (545 ft)[2]
Administration
India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Cinque Islands
Tehsil	Port Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
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

Geography

The island belongs to the Cinque Islands of Rutland Archipelago and is located between North Cinque Island (1.5 km (1 mi) to the north) and Passage Island (6.2 km (4 mi) to the south). The passage between South Cinque and North Cinque is called Cinque Strait. South Cinque Island and North Cinque Island, 1.5 km (1 mi) to the north, are sometimes considered to be a single Cinque Island.

Administration

Politically, South Cinque Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[8]

Fauna

A new species of blenny, Alloblennius frondiculus was found in the surrounding waters.[9]

References

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage

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