Colebrooke Island

Colebrooke Island
Colebrooke Island
Location of Colebrooke Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates12°14′N 92°54′E / 12.24°N 92.90°E / 12.24; 92.90
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area10.45 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Length3.2 km (1.99 mi)
Width4.3 km (2.67 mi)
Coastline23.5 km (14.6 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupEast Baratang Group
TalukRangat Taluk
Demographics
Population0 (2016)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744203
Telephone code031927
ISO codeIN-AN-00
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio1.2/
Census Code35.639.0004
Official LanguagesHindi, English

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. The island lies 63 km (39 mi) north from Port Blair. It is named after Robert Hyde Colebrooke who surveyed the region along with Archibald Blair.