South Reef 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 117 km (73 mi) north from Port Blair.
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Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12.771°N 92.655°E / 12.771; 92.655 |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
Area | 0.077 km2 (0.030 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
Width | 0.14 km (0.087 mi) |
Coastline | 1.8 km (1.12 mi) |
Highest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Administration | |
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District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Interview Group |
Taluk | Mayabunder Taluk |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2011) |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
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 Interview Group and is situated to the west of Austen Strait which separates North Andaman Island and Middle Andaman Island. The island is low and with a rectangular shape.
Politically, South Reef Island, along neighboring Interview Group Islands, is part of Mayabunder Taluk.[6]
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