North Cinque Island
Nickname: Gue-a-lue | |
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North Cinque Island Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal | |
Geography | |
Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 11°18′50″N 92°42′50″E / 11.314°N 92.714°ECoordinates: 11°18′50″N 92°42′50″E / 11.314°N 92.714°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
Area | 1.988 km2 (0.768 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 3.6 km (2.24 mi) |
Width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Coastline | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
Highest elevation | 154 m (505 ft)[2] |
Administration | |
District | South Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Cinque Islands |
Tehsil | Port Blair Tehsil |
Largest settlement | North Cinque Island (Wildlife Station) |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2011) |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202[3] |
Telephone code | 031927 [4] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
Official website | www |
North Cinque Island or Gue-a-lue[6] is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[7] the island is lying 37 km (23 mi) south from Port Blair.
Geography[]
The island belongs to the Cinque Islands of and is located 5.5 km (3 mi) southeast of Rutland Island. The passage between North Cinque and Rutland is called . North Cinque Island and South Cinque Island, 1.5 km (1 mi) to the south, are sometimes considered to be a single Cinque Island. North Cinque consists of three rocky Peninsulas connected by sand bars. The northern peninsula is the largest one, 2.9 km long in the N-S direction and 1.1 km wide; it has two adjacent hills about 154 m and 145 m high.[2] The middle (southernmost) peninsula, 1.05 km across, lies 270 m to the south and has a bare hill 89 m high.[2] About 150 m to its west lies the third and smallest peninsula, an oval knob about 450 m across. The sand bar between the south and north peninsulas was broken through in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami but has since reformed.[8]
Administration[]
Politically, North Cinque Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[9]
Demographics[]
There was a wildlife station on the island, but it was abandoned after budget cuts at 2011.[10] There is a lighthouse at the top of the tallest hill on the northern part of North Cinque, established 1972, about 2 km from the landing point.[11][12]
Fauna[]
The Cinque Islands have been declared a sanctuary as they house an enormous variety of coral reefs, , , shells, starfish, sea anemones, salt-water crocodile, turtles and water snakes.[13]
Tourism[]
The island is a popular destination for underwater diving. It is best known for its coral richness and beach beauty.[14] It was named as one of the most visited locations of Andamans.[15]
References[]
- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 288.
- ^ "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
- ^ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of Bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Pankak Sekhsaria (2009), North Cinque Island Wildlife Sanctuary. Accessed on 2012-07-13
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ [1]
- ^ North Cinque lighthouse Archived 6 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Government of India, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. Accessed on 2012-07-05.
- ^ [2]
- ^ link
- ^ guide
- ^ see tourist Itenerary section
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