Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 13°18′00″N 93°04′30″E / 13.30°N 93.075°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 0.315 km2 (0.122 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
Width | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) |
Coastline | 2.2 km (1.37 mi) |
Highest elevation | 82.6 m (271 ft) |
Highest point | Bopung Hill |
Administration | |
District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Aerial Bay Islands |
Taluk | Diglipur Taluk |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2011) |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese[citation needed] |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202[2] |
Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 71.8% |
Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | 1.2♂/♀ |
Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
Official Languages | Hindi, English[citation needed] |
Ross Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] the island is lying 184 km (114 mi) north from Port Blair.