Button Islands are a group of islands of the

Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between th ...

. It belongs to the

South Andaman South Andaman Island is the southernmost island of the Great Andaman and is home to the majority of the population of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman an ...

administrative

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, part of the

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n union territory of

Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...

History

Several

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s were established on the islands.
There is a lighthouse at the tallest hill on North button island, established 1983.
There is a lighthouse at the tallest hill on Middle button island, established 1983.
There is a lighthouse at the tallest hill on south button island, established 1983.

Geography

The islands belong to the Ritchie’s Archipelago and are located north of Outram Island. Besides a variety of submerged corals,

Dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the ...

Dugong The dugong (; ''Dugong dugon'') is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest m ...

and

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are important marine animals for conservation. These islands also forms abode to many species of

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and fishes. Coral dominate the islands as submerged fringing types.

Administration

Politically, Button Islands are part of

Port Blair Port Blair () is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. It is also the local administrative sub-division (''tehsil'') of the islands, the headquarters for the district of South An ...

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Rani Jhansi Marine National Park Rani Jhansi Marine National Park is located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It was founded in 1996, and covers 256 km2. It commemorates Rani of Jhansi, Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (1828-58). It is located in the Ritchie ...

is located in the vicinity of the islands, which includes

Middle Button Island National Park 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 northeast of Port Blair, capital of the island group. The total area that the national p ...

, South Button Island National Park, and North Button Island National Park.

References

* Ritchie's Archipelago Islands of South Andaman district Archipelagoes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Tourist attractions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Uninhabited islands of India {{AndamanNicobar-geo-stub