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.

Long Island
Long Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Long Island
Long Island
Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal
Long Island is located in Bay of Bengal
Long Island
Long Island
Long Island (Bay of Bengal)
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates12°23′N 92°56′E / 12.38°N 92.93°E / 12.38; 92.93
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area14.05 km2 (5.42 sq mi)[1]
Length8.7 km (5.41 mi)
Width2.0 km (1.24 mi)
Coastline23.81 km (14.795 mi)
Highest elevation75 m (246 ft)
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupEast Baratang Group
TalukRangat Taluk
Largest settlementLong Island village
Demographics
Population1032 (2011)
Pop. density73.45/km2 (190.23/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744203[2]
Telephone code031927 [3]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[4]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio1.2/
Census Code35.639.0004
Official LanguagesHindi, English

Geography

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The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies east of Porlob Island.

Climate

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Climate data for Long Island (1981–2010, extremes 1952–2012)
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)
35.1
(95.2)
36.0
(96.8)
35.2
(95.4)
43.1
(109.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)
31.3
(88.3)
32.4
(90.3)
33.8
(92.8)
33.5
(92.3)
31.8
(89.2)
31.9
(89.4)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
31.6
(88.9)
31.3
(88.3)
31.0
(87.8)
31.8
(89.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
21.5
(70.7)
22.4
(72.3)
24.3
(75.7)
25.0
(77.0)
24.6
(76.3)
24.4
(75.9)
24.4
(75.9)
24.2
(75.6)
23.9
(75.0)
24.0
(75.2)
23.1
(73.6)
23.6
(74.5)
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) 7.7
(0.30)
13.7
(0.54)
6.8
(0.27)
47.7
(1.88)
209.6
(8.25)
400.6
(15.77)
360.6
(14.20)
460.4
(18.13)
432.7
(17.04)
225.5
(8.88)
232.1
(9.14)
74.1
(2.92)
2,471.5
(97.30)
Average rainy days 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.6 10.2 16.4 16.3 17.5 17.4 12.1 10.0 3.0 107.1
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 80 77 75 75 82 86 85 87 89 87 86 81 83
Source: India Meteorological Department[6][7]

Administration

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Politically, Long Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.[8]

Demographics

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There are 3 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 even police outpost. Long Island is a dreamland settlement without any road network.

Transportation

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It's reachable by boat 4 times a week from Phoenix Bay Jetty in Port Blair, or from Yerrata Jetty in Rangat. [9]

Tourism

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Merk Bay and Lalaji Bay[10] are 2 beaches popular as a picnic spot in this island. The island is a good location for beach camping. The rest houses [11] are mainly managed by the forest department. A visit to nearby Guitar Island is also popular.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 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. ^ "Station: Long Island Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 445–446. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Long Island in Andaman and Nicobar, Travel to Long Island". www.indiatravelnext.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. ^ beach
  11. ^ "Official Website of Andaman & Nicobar Tourism || Andaman and Nicobar Administration || India".
  12. ^ visit