Location Bay of Bengal Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean Area 1.138 km (0.439 sq mi) | Archipelago Andaman Islands Total islands 6 | |
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Major islands Chatham Island
Garacharma Island
Ross Island
Snake Island | ||
Port Blair Islands are a group of islands situated in the sound of the capital Port Blair of the Andaman Islands. They belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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History
see Chatham Saw Mill.
Geography
The islands are located on North Bay, Navy Bay, Flat Bay, Garacharma Bay, and the vicinity of Ross Island (Andaman).
Administration
Politically, Port Blair Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.
Demographics
There are living quarters for the JPC manager at Chatham Island and several navy officers at the INS Jarawa quarters at Ross Island.
References
Port Blair Islands Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA