Inglis 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 located northeast 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 ...

Etymology

Inglis island is named after Major-general Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis.

Geography

The island belongs to the

Ritchie's Archipelago Ritchie's Archipelago is a cluster of smaller islands which lie east of Great Andaman, the main island group of the Andaman Islands. The Islands belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman ...

and is located west of

John Lawrence Island John Lawrence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands and belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is northeast from Port Blair. Etymology The islan ...

. Chain Nalah point is a popular tourist beach located on the island's west coast. it has some picnic tables on it.

Administration

Politically, Inglis Island is part of

Taluk.

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

Image gallery

File:Ritchies Archipelago locale.png, Outline map of the

, with Ritchie's Archipelago highlighted (in red).

References

* Ritchie's Archipelago Islands of South Andaman district Islands of the Andaman Sea Uninhabited islands of India {{AndamanNicobar-geo-stub