Middle Button Island National Park

Middle Button Island National Park
Map showing the location of Middle Button Island National Park
Map showing the location of Middle Button Island National Park
Location within India
LocationAndaman and Nicobar, India
Coordinates12°16′32″N 93°01′34″E / 12.27556°N 93.02611°E / 12.27556; 93.02611
Area64 km2 (25 sq mi)
Established1979

Middle Button Island National Park is an Indian national park located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The park was created in 1979 and is situated about 200 km (124 mi) northeast of Port Blair, capital of the island group. The total area that the national park covers is about 64 km2 (25 sq mi).[1] Along with the neighbouring islands of North Button and South Button, both also national parks, it forms part of the Rani Jhansi Marine National Park off the coast of South Andaman Island.[2]

  1. ^ "Middle Button Island National Park in India". Wildlife Sanctuaries in India. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ^ Hoyt, Erich (2012). Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises: A World Handbook for Cetacean Habitat Conservation and Planning. Routledge. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-136-53830-8.