Nickname: Sir William Peel Island | |
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Geography | |
Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12°05′N 92°59′E / 12.083°N 92.983°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 7.3 km (4.54 mi) |
Width | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
Coastline | 28.9 km (17.96 mi) |
Administration | |
District | South Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Ritchie's Archipelago |
Tehsil | Port Blair Tehsil |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2011) |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744211[2] |
Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
Official website | www |
Peel Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island lies 51 km (32 mi) to the North-East of Port Blair.