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Nancowry Island
Native name:
Mūöt
Nickname: Nankovri
Nancowry Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nancowry Island
Nancowry Island
Nancowry Island is located in Bay of Bengal
Nancowry Island
Nancowry Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates7°59′N 93°33′E / 7.98°N 93.55°E / 7.98; 93.55
ArchipelagoNicobar Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area47 km2 (18 sq mi)[1]
Length11.2 km (6.96 mi)
Width7.5 km (4.66 mi)
Coastline47 km (29.2 mi)
Highest elevation162 m (531 ft)
Administration
Nancowry Island India
DistrictNicobar
Island groupNicobar Islands
Subdivisions of IndiaNancowry Subdivision
TalukNancowry tehsil
Largest settlementMayo (Malacca) Point (pop. 516)
Demographics
Population1019 (2011)
Pop. density21.7/km2 (56.2/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Time zone
  • IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN744301
Telephone code03192
ISO codeIN-AN-00[2]
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
Nancowry (regional)

Nancowry (Nancowry language: Mūöt, Hindi: नन्कोव्री Nankovrī) is an island in the central part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population – 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code

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Austrian colonization of the Nicobar Islands

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German colonial projects before 1871

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Trinket Island

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Indira Point

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Nicobarese languages

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Tapong

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