South Cinque Island

South Cinque Island
Nickname: Ga-o-ta-koi
	South Cinque Island Location of South Cinque Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	11.27°N 92.70°E
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	South Cinque Island;
Area	4.557 km2 (1.759 sq mi)[1]
Length	5.5 km (3.42 mi)
Width	1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Coastline	14 km (8.7 mi)
Highest elevation	166 m (545 ft)[2]
Administration
	India
District	South Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Cinque Islands
Tehsil	Port Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30);
PIN	744202[3]
Telephone code	031927 [4]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[5]
Official website	www.and.nic.in

South Cinque Island or Ga-o-ta-koi[6] is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[7] The island lies 41 km (25 mi) south from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the Cinque Islands of Rutland Archipelago and is located between North Cinque Island (1.5 km (1 mi) to the north) and Passage Island (6.2 km (4 mi) to the south). The passage between South Cinque and North Cinque is called Cinque Strait. South Cinque Island and North Cinque Island, 1.5 km (1 mi) to the north, are sometimes considered to be a single Cinque Island.

Administration

Politically, South Cinque Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[8]

Fauna

A new species of blenny, Alloblennius frondiculus was found in the surrounding waters.[9]

References

"Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 288.
"A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
"STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
"Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
"DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
William F. Smith-Vaniz and Gerald R. Allen (2012), "Alloblennius frondiculus, a new species of blenny from the Andaman Islands (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Salariini)." Zootaxa, volume 3199, pages 60–65.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage

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[cit-1] "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.

[nga-2] Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 288.

[3] "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[allcodesindia-4] "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

[5] Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code

[pi1916-6] US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.

[census-7] "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

[and-8] "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

[blenny-9] William F. Smith-Vaniz and Gerald R. Allen (2012), "Alloblennius frondiculus, a new species of blenny from the Andaman Islands (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Salariini)." Zootaxa, volume 3199, pages 60–65.