East Volcano Islands is a small group of islands to the east of
Great Andaman
Great Andaman is the main archipelago of the Andaman Islands of India. It comprises seven major islands. From north to south, these are North Andaman, Interview Island, Middle Andaman, Long Island, Baratang Island, South Andaman, and Rutland Is ...
, all
volcanic
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates a ...
islands, located in the
Andaman Sea
The Andaman Sea (historically also known as the Burma Sea) is a marginal sea of the northeastern Indian Ocean bounded by the coastlines of Myanmar and Thailand along the Gulf of Martaban and west side of the Malay Peninsula, and separated from ...
.
Administration
Narcondam Island belongs to the
North and Middle Andaman administrative
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
.
Transportation
Ferry service is available from Diglipur to Narcondam. Normally ship is available once a week, only authorized by police.
Demographics
There is only 1 village, at Narcondam.
See also
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References
Archipelagoes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
North and Middle Andaman district
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