Swamp 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 140 km (87 mi) north from Port Blair.
Swamp Island Location of Swamp Island | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 12.93°N 92.875°E / 12.93; 92.875 |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Width | 1.9 km (1.18 mi) |
| Coastline | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Stewart Sound Group |
| Taluk | Diglipur Taluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2016) |
| 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 Stewart Sound Group and lies west of Egg Island.
Politically, Swamp Island, along neighboring Stewart Sound Group Islands, belongs to Diglipur Taluk.[6]
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