Interview Island
 Interview Island
Location of Interview Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 12°53′N 92°42′E / 12.88°N 92.70°ECoordinates: 12°53′N 92°42′E / 12.88°N 92.70°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 1 |
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| Area | 101 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Length | 23 km (14.3 mi) |
| Width | 6.9 km (4.29 mi) |
| Coastline | 66.0 km (41.01 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Interview Group |
| Taluk | Mayabunder Taluk |
| Largest settlement | Interview village |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 16 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 0.158 /km2 (0.409 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
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| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202 |
| Telephone code | 031927 |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00 |
| Official website | www |
| Literacy | 84.4% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 1.2♂/♀ |
| Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English |
Interview Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. the island is lying 125 km (78 mi) north from Port Blair.
The lighthouse on the island was affected by the tsunami generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake which inundated much of its area, The lighthouse was reported as "completely destroyed" at the time, but it was later repaired. Until 2015, there was a wildlife station to monitor birds, with permanent inhabitants, located on the west coast near the lighthouse. The station also had a manned lighthouse keeper (from the police). it was evacuated at the end of 2015 due to budget discontinued.
The island belongs to the Interview Group and is situated to the west of Austen Strait which separates North Andaman Island and Middle Andaman Island. It has an area of 101 km2 The island is low at its N end, but rises gradually to a height of 113m. The highest part of the island is a wooded plateau. A rocky pinnacle, 7m high, lies close off a cliff on the S end of the island. Foul ground extends about 2 miles NNE from the island.
The island has about 80-90 feral elephants which were brought for forestry works, and still remain on this island.
Politically, Interview Island, along neighboring Interview Group Islands, is part of Mayabunder Taluk.
One can travel by dinghy through Austen Strait from Mayabunder, on demand (takes 3 hours).
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