Trinket Island

Trinket Island
Trinket Island
Trinket Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates8°05′N 93°35′E / 8.08°N 93.58°E / 8.08; 93.58
ArchipelagoNicobar Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands2
Major islands
  • Trinket
Area12.25 km2 (4.73 sq mi)
Length9.6 km (5.97 mi)
Width2.2 km (1.37 mi)
Coastline35.2 km (21.87 mi)
Highest elevation10 m (30 ft)
Administration
DistrictNicobar
Island groupNicobar Islands
Subdivisions of IndiaNancowry Subdivision
TalukKamorta tehsil
Largest settlementTrinket (pop. 2)
Demographics
Population2 (2016)
Pop. density0.16/km2 (0.41/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744301
Telephone code03192
ISO codeIN-AN-00
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio/
Census Code35.638.0002
Official LanguagesHindi, English, Tamil
Katchal (regional)

Trinket Island (sometimes spelled Trinkat or Trinkut) is one of the 24 islands that make up the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. It is located east of Kamorta Island.