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词条 Sound Island
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  3. Administration

  4. References

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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| map_caption = Location of Sound Island
| coordinates = {{coord|12.95|N|92.97|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
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| location = Bay of Bengal
| archipelago = Andaman Islands
| waterbody = Indian Ocean
| area_km2 = 12.95
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| length_km = 6.7
| width_km = 4.0
| coastline_km = 37.3
| elevation_m = 147
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| country = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = District
| country_admin_divisions = North and Middle Andaman
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Island group
| country_admin_divisions_1 = Andaman Islands
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island sub-group
| country_admin_divisions_2 = Stewart Sound Group
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Taluk
| country_admin_divisions_3 = Diglipur Taluk
| population = 0
| population_as_of = 2016
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| ethnic_groups = Hindu, Andamanese
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| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 744202[3]
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 031927 [4]
| website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}
| iso_code_type = ISO code
| iso_code = IN-AN-00[5]
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| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%
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Sound 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.[6] The island lies {{convert|144|km|0|abbr=on}} north from Port Blair.

History

The island was under the control of Japanese during World War II, and housed a small team of Japanese army personnel whose assignment was to sound and alert the army in Mayabunder of approaching enemy ships by sounding drums and bugles.

[7]

Geography

The island belongs to the Stewart Sound Group and lies between Square Island and Goose Island. The island is the biggest of the group, having an area of almost {{convert|13|km2|abbr=on}}.

Small Square Island {{convert|0.1|ha|abbr=on}}, just at the southern tip, has an automated lighthouse located on it.

Administration

Politically, Sound Island, along neighboring Stewart Sound Group Islands, is divided between Diglipur Taluk and Mayabunder Tehsil.[8]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman}}
2. ^{{cite enroute|173|2017|280}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=22 September 2016 |accessdate=22 September 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archivedate=23 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php |publisher=allcodesindia.in|title=STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar|accessdate=2016-09-23}}
5. ^Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf|title=Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Census of India|accessdate=2011-01-16}}
7. ^Japanese ww2
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |publisher=andssw1.and.nic.in|title=DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS |accessdate=2016-09-23}}
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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20050728121303/http://www.gsi.gov.in/mudvol.htm Geological Survey of India]
  • {{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}
{{North and Middle Andaman district |state=collapsed}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sound Island, Diglipur}}{{AndamanNicobar-geo-stub}}

2 : Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|North and Middle Andaman district

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