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The Sisters (Andaman Islands)

Coordinates: 11°08′42″N 92°43′30″E / 11.145°N 92.725°E / 11.145; 92.725
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Sister Islands
Sister Islands is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Sister Islands
Sister Islands
Location of Sister Islands
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates11°08′42″N 92°43′30″E / 11.145°N 92.725°E / 11.145; 92.725
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands2
Major islands
Area0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation76 m (249 ft)[2]
Highest pointEast Sister
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupRutland Archipelago
TehsilPort Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[3]
Telephone code031927 [4]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[5]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in

Sister Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of the Andaman Islands. They belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] These islands are 57 km (35 mi) south from Port Blair.

History

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Before the British established a colony on the Andaman, the Sister islands were visited occasionally by the Onge people of Little Andaman Island for fishing. They may have been a waystation for their temporary settlement of Rutland Island between 1890 and 1930.[7]

The islands have been a wildlife refuge since 1987, with 0.36 km2.[8]

Geography

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The islands belong to the Rutland Archipelago and are located south of Passage Island (Andaman). The islands are located at the northern side of the Duncan Passage,[9] about 6 km southeast of Passage Island and 18 km north of North Brother. The group consists of:

The islands are 220 m apart, connected by a coral reef. They are covered by forests and have rocky shores except for a beach on the NW side of East Sister. East Sister Island is 76m high and West Sister Island is 70.7m high.

Administration

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Politically, Sister Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 288.
  3. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  7. ^ George Weber (~2009), The Tribes. Chapter 8 in The Andamanese Archived 5 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 2012-07-12.
  8. ^ Government of India (2000), Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India Archived 25 August 2003 at archive.today. Envis Bulletin, volume 3, issue 1. Accessed on 2012-07-12.
  9. ^ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
  10. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.