Native name: Talrichiro, Taramikhu and Tanmoker [1] | |
|---|---|
  Landfall Island Location of East Island  Landfall Island Landfall Island (Bay of Bengal) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 13°39′N 93°00′E / 13.65°N 93.00°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 14.70 km2 (5.68 sq mi)[2] |
| Length | 4.7 km (2.92 mi) |
| Width | 5.3 km (3.29 mi) |
| Coastline | 20.00 km (12.427 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 79 m (259 ft)[3] |
| Highest point | north hill |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Taluk | Diglipur Taluk |
| Largest settlement | Landfall village (pop. 6) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 6 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | mainland Indians, Andamanese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202[4] |
| Telephone code | 031927 [5] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[6] |
| Official website | www |
| Literacy | 100.0% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 15.0♂/♀ |
| Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English |
Landfall Island is the northernmost island of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[7][8] It belongs to the territory's North and Middle Andaman administrative district.[9] The island lies 220 km (137 mi) north of Port Blair, and is situated 300 km (186 mi) south of Myanmar.[8] It is home to the Kari tribe.[10]
To the east 1.2 kilometres (0.65 nmi) across a navigable narrow coral reef channel is East Island also belonging to India, and 40 kilometres (22 nmi) to the north are the Coco Islands belonging to Myanmar.
- ^ "Landfall Island in Andaman and Nicobar". Travel to India. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "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. 273.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ Ghosh, G.K. (1998). Tourism perspective in Andaman & Nicobar islands. New Delhi: APH. p. 26. ISBN 8170249783.
- ^ a b Bansal, Sunita Pant (2005). Encyclopaedia of India. New Delhi, India: Smriti Books. p. 54. ISBN 8187967714.
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Landfall Island in Andaman and Nicobar, Info of Landfall Island Andaman". Indiatravelnext.com. 26 December 2004. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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