Location Bay of Bengal Total islands 200 Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft) Elevation 0 cm Postal code 744202 Area code 031927 | Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean Major islands North
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Middle District South Andaman Area 4,824 km² Archipelago Andaman Islands | |
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Islands South Andaman Island, Middle Andaman Island, North Andaman Island, Baratang Island, Rutland Island Points of interest Cellular Jail, Corbyn's Cove Beach, Samudrika Naval Marine M, Chidiya Tapu, Viper Island | ||
Great Andaman is the main archipelago of the Andaman Islands of India. It comprises seven major islands. From north to south, these are North Andaman, Interview Island, Middle Andaman, Long Island, Baratang Island, South Andaman, and Rutland Island.
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Map of Great Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744205
Geography
South, Middle and North islands are the largest of the entire island group. The islands' capital, Port Blair, is located on South Andaman. Great Andaman group is often considered the counterpart to Little Andaman group, another group of islands in the Andaman's. The Andaman islands consist of five groups:
Narrow creeks split Great Andaman into North Andaman, Middle Andaman, South Andaman and the other major islands. All these islands are in the form of peaks of a submerged mountain chain. Each island has a central highland surrounded by bordering flat lands sloping in all directions and finally merged into coastal tracts.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, the archipelago had 315,530 inhabitants.