Henry Lawrence Island

Henry Lawrence Island

Nickname: Sir Henry Lawrence Island
Henry Lawrence Island Location of Henry Lawrence Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12°09′N 93°04′E / 12.15°N 93.06°ECoordinates: 12°09′N 93°04′E / 12.15°N 93.06°E
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Henry Lawrence
Area	54.7 km^2 (21.1 sq mi)[1]
Length	6 km (3.7 mi)
Width	14 km (8.7 mi)
Coastline	36.5 km (22.68 mi)
Highest elevation	137 m (449 ft)[2]
Administration
India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Ritchie's Archipelago
Tehsil	Port Blair Tehsil
Largest settlement
Demographics
Demonym	Hindi
Population	0 (2011)
Pop. density	0.00 /km^2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202[3]
Telephone code	031927 [4]
Official website	www.and.nic.in
ISO Code	IN-AN-00[5]
Literacy	84.4%
Avg. summer temperature	30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio	1.2♂/♀
unit_pref	Metric
Census Code	35.639.0004
Official Languages	Hindi, English

Henry Lawrence 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.^[6] the island is lying 60 km (37 mi) northeast from Port Blair.

Etymology

Henry Lawrence island is named after Brigadier-general Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence.

Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between John Lawrence Island and Inglis Island. it is the second largest Island of the Ritchie's Archipelago, it has an area of 54.7 km².

Administration

Politically, Henry Lawrence Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.^[7]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

Image gallery

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  Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with Ritchie's Archipelago highlighted (in red).

References

1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
2. "Sailing Directions (enroute) | India and the Bay of Bengal" (PDF) (173). National Geospatial-intelligence Agency, United States Government. 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
3. "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
4. "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
5. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
6. "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
7. "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

• Ritchie's Archipelago travel guide from Wikivoyage