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Paget Island (Andaman Islands)

Coordinates: 13°26′N 92°50′E / 13.43°N 92.83°E / 13.43; 92.83
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Paget Island
Paget Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Paget Island
Paget Island
Location of West Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates13°26′N 92°50′E / 13.43°N 92.83°E / 13.43; 92.83
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Paget
Area4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi)[1]
Length2.23 km (1.386 mi)
Width2.72 km (1.69 mi)
Coastline9.84 km (6.114 mi)
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupTemple Sound Group
TalukDiglipur Taluk
Demographics
Population0 (2016)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[2]
Telephone code031927 [3]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[4]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio15.0/
Census Code35.639.0004

Paget 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.[5] the island is lying 195 km (121 mi) north from Port Blair.

Geography

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The island is in the Temple Sound area of North Andaman shores. It is 76 m high to the tops of the trees. Point Island lies 0.5 nmi (0.93 km) to its southwest.[6]

Administration

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Politically, Paget Island, along neighboring Temple Sound Islands, is part of Diglipur Tehsil.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  6. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 275.
  7. ^ "Tehsils" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.