Location & Area :
The Andaman Islands are located in the Bay of Bengal, with a longitude range of 92° to 94° East and a latitude range of 6° to 14° North. The total area of the Andaman Islands is 8,249 square kilometers, with the Andaman District covering 6,408 square kilometers and the Nicobar District covering 1,841 square kilometers. The urban area is 16.64 square kilometers, while the rural area is 8,232.36 square kilometers.
Here are some distances by sea and air from Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands:
Between Port Blair & Chennai : 1,190 kilometers by sea, 1,330 kilometers by air
Between Port Blair & Calcutta : 1,255 kilometers by sea, 1,303 kilometers by air
Between Port Blair & Vishakapatnam : 1,200 kilometers by sea
The highest point in the Andaman Islands is Saddle Peak, located in the northern part, with an altitude of 732 meters. In the southern part, Mount Harriet is the highest point at 365 meters.
The Andaman Islands have a total length of 467 kilometers, a maximum width of 52 kilometers, and an average width of 24 kilometers. The Nicobar Islands, on the other hand, have a total length of 259 kilometers and a maximum width of 58 kilometers.
The biggest island in the Andaman group is Middle Andaman Island, covering 1,536 square kilometers, while the biggest island in the Nicobar group is Great Nicobar Island, spanning 1,045 square kilometers. The smallest island in the Andaman group is Ross Island, with an area of 0.8 square kilometers, and the smallest island in the Nicobar group is Pilomillow Island, covering 1.3 square kilometers.
