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Bennett Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

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Location
  
Bay of Bengal

Adjacent bodies of water
  
Indian Ocean

Major islands
  
Bennett

Archipelago
  
Andaman Islands

Total islands
  
1

Area
  
3.75 km (1.45 sq mi)

Bennett Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Bennett 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. the island is lying 130 km (81 mi) north from Port Blair.

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Geography

The island belongs to the Interview Group and is situated to the west of Austen Strait which separates North Andaman Island and Middle Andaman Island. The island is low and with a rectangular shape.

Administration

Politically, Bennett Island, along neighboring Interview Group Islands, is part of Mayabunder Taluk.

References

Bennett Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Wikipedia