Bluff Island (Andaman Islands)

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| name = Bluff Island

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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands

| map_caption = Location of Bluff Island

| coordinates = {{coord|12.247|N|92.698|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}

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| location = Bay of Bengal

| archipelago = Andaman Islands

| waterbody = Indian Ocean

| area_km2 = 0.21

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman|access-date=28 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=dead}}

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| length_km = 0.8

| width_km = 0.4

| coastline_km = 2.27

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| country = {{flag|India}}

| country_admin_divisions_title = District

| country_admin_divisions = North and Middle Andaman

| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Island group

| country_admin_divisions_1 = Andaman Islands

| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island sub-group

| country_admin_divisions_2 = West Baratang Group

| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Taluk

| country_admin_divisions_3 = Rangat Taluk

| population = 0

| population_as_of = 2016

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| timezone1 = IST

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| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 744202{{cite web|url=http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=22 September 2016 |accessdate=22 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archivedate=23 March 2014 |df=dmy }}

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = 031927 {{cite web|url=http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php |publisher=allcodesindia.in|title=STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar|accessdate=2016-09-23}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}

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| iso_code = IN-AN-00Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code

|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes

| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%

| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}}

| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}}

| label5 = Sex ratio| data5 =1.2♂/♀

| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.639.0004

| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = Hindi, English

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Bluff 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf|title=Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Census of India|accessdate=2011-01-16}} The island lies {{convert|64|km|0|abbr=on}} north from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the West Baratang Group and lies south of Spike Island. The island is separated from South Andaman to the south by narrow channel, 500 m wide. It is 30 metres high to the tops of the trees.{{cite enroute|173|2017|276}}

Administration

Politically, Bluff Island, along neighboring Baratang Islands, is part of Rangat Taluk.{{cite web |url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |publisher=andssw1.and.nic.in |title=DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS |accessdate=2016-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}

Demographics

The island was previously inhabited.

In 1949, the few surviving Great Andamanese people were relocated to this island to protect them from diseases and other threats. On this island their population reached the all-time low of 19 individuals in 1961. In 1969 they were relocated to the slightly larger Strait Island.Rann Singh Mann (2005), [https://books.google.com/books?id=FPX6wiuZ3ikC&pg=PA149 Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied: Encounters and Concerns], page 149. Mittal Publications. {{ISBN|81-8324-010-0}}

Fauna

Bluff Island and the surrounding waters are a wildlife sanctuary of India, initiated in 1987 as a nature preserve. with an area of 1.14 km².Wildlife Institute of India (2000), [http://www2.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_andaman.htm Andaman and Nicobar Islands] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20030825040128/http://www2.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_andaman.htm# |date=25 August 2003 }} section of [http://www2.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/ Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Accessed on 2012-07-12.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20050728121303/http://www.gsi.gov.in/mudvol.htm Geological Survey of India]
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Category:Islands of North and Middle Andaman district

Category:Tourist attractions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Category:Uninhabited islands of India

Category:Islands of the Bay of Bengal