West Baratang Group
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12°12′N 92°44′E / 12.20°N 92.74°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 20 |
Major islands | |
Area | 40.05 km2 (15.46 sq mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 136 m (446 ft)[2] |
Administration | |
District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Great Andaman |
Taluk | Rangat Taluk |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2016) |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202[3] |
Telephone code | 031927 [4] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
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 |
West Baratang Group are an island group of the Andaman Islands, located west of Baratang Island.
Administration
[edit]Politically, the Baratang Islands, are part of Rangat Taluk.[6] The islands are also known as Port Anson Islands.
Fauna
[edit]Parrot island is a famous tourist spot.[7][8] It is a small uninhabited island located near Baratang Jetty. What makes it attractive for tourists is the mystery that this island holds which calls thousands of parrots every evening.
References
[edit]- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 276.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ pic1
- ^ pic2 wandur
- Geological Survey of India
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage