Sir William Peel Island

Coordinates: 12°05′N 92°59′E / 12.083°N 92.983°E / 12.083; 92.983
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Peel Island
Nickname: Sir William Peel Island
Peel Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Peel Island
Peel Island
Peel Island is located in India
Peel Island
Peel Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates12°05′N 92°59′E / 12.083°N 92.983°E / 12.083; 92.983
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Administration
Demographics
Population0
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744211[1]
Telephone code031927 [2]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[3]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in

Peel Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] The island lies 51 km (32 mi) to the North-East of Port Blair.

Etymology

The island is named after Captain Sir William Peel of the Royal Navy, who died in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Geography

The island is part of the Ritchie's Archipelago Group and is located between Nicholson Island and John Lawrence Island.

Administration

Politically, Peel 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).
    Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with Ritchie's Archipelago highlighted (in red).

References

  1. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  4. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  5. ^ "Sailing Directions (enroute) | India and the Bay of Bengal" (Document). National Geospatial-intelligence Agency, United States Government. 2014. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |issue= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  7. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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