Little Andaman

Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with the location of Little Andaman highlighted (in red).

Little Andaman island (Onge: Gaubolambe) is the fourth largest of the Andaman Islands of India with an area of 734.39 km², lying at the southern end of the archipelago. It is separated from Rutland Island in Great Andaman by the Duncan Passage. It is home to the Onge tribe, who call the island Egu Belong, and has been a tribal reserve since 1957. At the census of 2001, the population numbered 17,528 in 4093 households, spread among 18 villages. The village of Kwate-tu-Kwage is located on Hut Bay, on the east coast of the island. It has a deep water wharf that can be approached through a gap in the coral reef.

The lowlying island has widespread rainforest and several rare species of marine turtle. In the 1960s, the Government of India initiated a colonisation programme centred on forestry, but this was later largely abandoned and a court order in 2002 confirmed its protection.

Little Andaman is often considered the counterpart of the Great Andaman island group.

1990 Space Shuttle image of Little Andaman; the two islets known as "the Brothers" are above, in the strait of Duncan Passage