North Passage 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
North and Middle Andaman administrative
district, part of the
Indian
union territory of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The island lies north from
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
East Baratang Group and lies east of
Baratang and
Colebrooke Island
Colebrooke Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island lies north from Port Blair. It is named a ...
. It is south of
Long Island
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. 95% of the island is a wildlife reserve.
The Cape Portman lighthouse, with a focal plane 29 m (95 ft); white flash every 5 s. This lighthouse marks the northern entrance to
Diligent Strait
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. Located on a sharp cape at the northern tip of North Passage Island.
Administration
Politically, North Passage Island, along neighboring
East Baratang Group, is part of
Rangat Taluk.
Demographics
There is only 1 village, located at Merk Bay.
North Passage Island in Andaman and Nicobar has very diminutive history of habitation, other than erratic visits from different sects of the
Great Andamanese. Just about 100 acres of land behind Merk Bay beach was handed over to the Agriculture Department of Andaman Islands four decades ago. This was done in order to set up a coconut plantation. The only inhabitants of this island at present are representatives of the Forest Department and caretakers of the Coconut Plantation.
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Cities and towns in North and Middle Andaman district
Islands of North and Middle Andaman district
Islands of India
Populated places in India
Islands of the Bay of Bengal
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