Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 8°07′N 93°30′E / 8.12°N 93.5°E |
Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 131 km2 (51 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 25.5 km (15.84 mi) |
Width | 8 km (5 mi) |
Coastline | 108 km (67.1 mi) |
Highest elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
Highest point | [2] |
Administration | |
District | Nicobar |
Island group | Nicobar Islands |
Subdivisions of India | Nancowry Subdivision |
Taluk | Nancowry |
Largest settlement | Kamorta (pop. 1870) |
Demographics | |
Population | 3688 (2011) |
Pop. density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744301 |
Telephone code | 03192 |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[3] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 84.4% |
Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | ♂/♀ |
Census Code | 35.638.0002 |
Official Languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Camorta (regional) |
Kamorta Island is an island in the Nicobar Islands chain of India, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.