Defence Island is an island 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 administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is north 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 And ...

Geography

The island belongs to the Defence Group and lies in the sound of

Jirkatang Jirkatang is a small village in the South Andaman District of the Andaman and Nicobar islands union territory in India. Jirkatang is located along the National Highway 4 (India) and has a check post. Jirkatang on Google Maps is shown as 'Jirkat ...

.Defence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is 33.5 km (21 mi) north of Port Blair.

Administration

Politically, Defence Island, along neighboring islands, is part of

Ferrargunj Ferrargunj is one of five local administrative divisions of the Indian district of Andaman, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The name is after Michael Lloyd Ferrar, a commissioner and butterfly collector. It i ...

Taluk.It is governed by Indian Government.

References

* South Andaman district Tourist attractions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Uninhabited islands of India Islands of India Islands of the Bay of Bengal {{AndamanNicobar-geo-stub