Twin Islands 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.[6] The islands are 35 km (22 mi) south from Port Blair.

Twin Islands

Twin Islands Location of Twin Islands
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	11.395°N 92.555°E / 11.395; 92.555
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	2
Major islands	West Twin East Twin
Area	0.587 km2 (0.227 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation	48 m (157 ft)[2]
Highest point	West Twin
Administration
India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Mahatma Gandhi
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 islands belongs to the Rutland Archipelago and are located west of Bada Khari. West Twin has an area of 20.5 ha (51 acres) and a coastline of 1.73 km (1 mi), East Twin has an area of 38.2 ha (94 acres) and a coastline of 2.6 km (2 mi).

Administration

Politically, Twin Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]

Demographics

The islands are uninhabited.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Twin Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands).

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage

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