Henry Lawrence Island
Nickname: Sir Henry Lawrence Island | |
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Henry Lawrence Island Location of Henry Lawrence Island | |
Geography | |
Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12°09′N 93°04′E / 12.15°N 93.06°ECoordinates: 12°09′N 93°04′E / 12.15°N 93.06°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 54.7 km2 (21.1 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Width | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
Coastline | 36.5 km (22.68 mi) |
Highest elevation | 137 m (449 ft)[2] |
Administration | |
District | South Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Ritchie's Archipelago |
Tehsil | Port Blair Tehsil |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2011) |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202[3] |
Telephone code | 031927 [4] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
Official website | www |
Henry Lawrence Island 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 island is located 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Port Blair.
Etymology[]
Henry Lawrence island is named after Brigadier-general Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence.
Geography[]
The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between John Lawrence Island and Inglis Island. it is the second largest Island of the Ritchie's Archipelago, it has an area of 54.7 km2.
Administration[]
Politically, Henry Lawrence Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]
Demographics[]
The island is uninhabited.
Image gallery[]
Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with Ritchie's Archipelago highlighted (in red).
References[]
- ^ "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. 283.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- Ritchie's Archipelago travel guide from Wikivoyage
Categories:
- Ritchie's Archipelago
- Islands of South Andaman district
- Islands of the Andaman Sea
- Uninhabited islands of India
- Andaman and Nicobar geography stubs