Great Nicobar Island

Great Nicobar
Native name:
Tokieong Long
Great Nicobar is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Great Nicobar
Great Nicobar
Location of Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Great Nicobar is located in Bay of Bengal
Great Nicobar
Great Nicobar
Great Nicobar (Bay of Bengal)
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates7°02′N 93°48′E / 7.03°N 93.8°E / 7.03; 93.8
ArchipelagoNicobar Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Great Nicobar
Area921 km2 (356 sq mi)[1]
Coastline202 km (125.5 mi)
Highest elevation642 m (2106 ft)
Highest pointMount Thullier
Administration
DistrictNicobar
Island groupNicobar Islands
Subdivisions of IndiaGreat Nicobar Subdivision
TalukSplit between Little Nicobar and Campbell Bay Taluk
Largest settlementCampbell Bay (pop. 5,740)
Demographics
Population8,067 (2014)
Pop. density8.8/km2 (22.8/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindustani, Nicobarese, Shompen
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744301
Area code(s)03192
ISO codeIN-AN-00[2]
Official websiteandaman.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 LanguagesPunjabi, English, Tamil
Southern Nicobarese (regional)

Great Nicobar is the southernmost and largest of the Nicobar Islands of India, north of Sumatra. It is part of India, in the Nicobar district within the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population – 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code

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