Colebrooke Island | |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Coordinates: | 12.24°N 92.9°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Area Km2: | 10.45 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Length Km: | 3.2 |
Width Km: | 4.3 |
Coastline Km: | 23.5 |
Elevation M: | 0 |
Country: | 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: | East Baratang Group |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Taluk |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Rangat Taluk |
Population: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 744203[2] |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 031927 [3] |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | IN-AN-00[4] |
Additional Info: |
Colebrooke 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 lies 63km (39miles) north from Port Blair. It is named after Robert Hyde Colebrooke who surveyed the region along with Archibald Blair.
The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies east of Baratang.[6]
Politically, Colebrooke Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.[7]