Long Island (Andaman Islands)
Island within Indian union territory
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Long 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 located 80 km (50 mi) north from Port Blair.
  Location within Andaman and Nicobar Islands  Location within Bay of Bengal | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 12.38°N 92.93°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 14.05 km2 (5.42 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 8.7 km (5.41 mi) |
| Width | 2.0 km (1.24 mi) |
| Coastline | 23.81 km (14.795 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Administration | |
| North and Middle Andaman | |
| Andaman Islands | |
Island sub-group | East Baratang Group |
| Rangat Taluk | |
Largest settlement | Long Island village |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1032 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 73.45/km2 (190.23/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744203[2] |
| Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
| Official website | www |
| 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♂/♀ |
| Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English |
Geography
The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies east of Porlob Island.
Climate
The island has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am).
| Climate data for Long Island (1991–2020, extremes 1952–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.1 (95.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.1 (100.6) |
40.7 (105.3) |
43.1 (109.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
43.1 (109.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 35.5 (1.40) |
10.5 (0.41) |
8.5 (0.33) |
44.8 (1.76) |
247.5 (9.74) |
409.9 (16.14) |
417.9 (16.45) |
437.3 (17.22) |
458.3 (18.04) |
259.5 (10.22) |
172.1 (6.78) |
103.0 (4.06) |
2,604.6 (102.54) |
| Average rainy days | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 16.1 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 108.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 84 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 84 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
Administration
Politically, Long Island, along with neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.[9]
Demographics
There are three villages on the island: Long Village, Middle Village, and Lalaji Bay. Parkinson point (the northern tip of the island), was previously also inhabited. The island has its own power house, boat building yard, senior secondary school, bank, wireless facilities, hospital, Range Forest Office and police outpost. Long Island is an isolated settlement without any road network.
Transportation
The island is reachable by boat from Port Blair, or from Rangat. [10]
