Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 11°40′30″N 92°45′47″E / 11.675°N 92.763°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 0.312 km2 (0.120 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 1.25 km (0.777 mi) |
Width | 0.52 km (0.323 mi) |
Coastline | 3.20 km (1.988 mi) |
Highest elevation | 45 m (148 ft)[2] |
Administration | |
District | South Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Port Blair Islands |
Tehsil | Port Blair |
Largest settlement | INS Jarawa quarters |
Demographics | |
Population | 10 (2011) |
Pop. density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Indians, Andamanese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744101[3] |
Telephone code | 031927[4] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 84.4% |
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 |
Ross Island, officially known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] The island is situated 3 km (2 mi) east from central Port Blair. The historic ruins are a tourist attraction.
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