Nicholson Island
Nicholson Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is 52 km northeast from Port Blair.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island of the Andaman Islands
- Also known as: “Sir John Nicholson Island”
Nicholson Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Andaman District, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.10011° or 12° 6′ 0″ northLongitude
92.95267° or 92° 57′ 10″ eastElevation
97 metres (318 feet)Named after
John NicholsonOpen location code
7M4J4X23+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 22825687OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Tamil—“Nicholson Island” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “निकल्सन द्वीप”
- Polish: “Nicholson Island (Archipelag Ritchie)”
- Polish: “Nicholson Island”
- Tamil: “சர் இயான் நிக்கல்சன் தீவு”
- Tamil: “நிக்கல்சன் தீவு”
- Tamil: “நிக்கல்சான் தீவு”
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