Landfall Island
Landfall Island is the northernmost island of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It belongs to the territory's North and Middle Andaman administrative district. The island lies 220 km (137 mi) north of Port Blair, and is situated 300 km (186 mi) south of Myanmar. It is home to the Kari tribe.
Native name: Talrichiro, Taramikhu and Tanmoker | |
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Landfall Island Location of East Island Landfall Island Landfall Island (Bay of Bengal) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 13.65°N 93.00°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 14.70 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
| Length | 4.7 km (2.92 mi) |
| Width | 5.3 km (3.29 mi) |
| Coastline | 20.00 km (12.427 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Highest point | north hill |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Taluk | Diglipur Taluk |
| Largest settlement | Landfall village (pop. 6) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 6 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | mainland Indians, Andamanese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone |
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| PIN | 744202 |
| Telephone code | 031927 |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00 |
| Official website | www |
| Literacy | 100.0% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 15.0♂/♀ |
| Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English |
To the east 1.2 kilometres (0.65 nmi) across a navigable narrow coral reef channel is East Island also belonging to India, and 40 kilometres (22 nmi) to the north are the Coco Islands belonging to Myanmar.
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