Sir Hugh Rose Island

Sir Hugh Rose Island, or Rose Island, sometimes called Little Neill Island, is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] The island lies 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Port Blair.

Sir Hugh Rose Island
Nickname: Rose Island
Sir Hugh Rose Island
Sir Hugh Rose Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates11°47′04″N 93°04′55″E
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian Ocean
Area0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)[1]
Length1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Width0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Coastline3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Highest elevation73 m (240 ft)[2]
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupRitchie's Archipelago
TehsilPort Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744104[3]
Telephone code031927 [4]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[5]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in

Etymology

Rose is named after Field marshal Hugh Rose.

History

The lighthouse is situated on a hillock. There are 70 masonry steps to reach the tower. The Lighthouse is an unattended station. A rainwater tank and a restroom have been provided for the maintenance staff. A third order revolving optic, on a mercury trough with DA (dissolved acetylene) gas burner and gas motor to revolve the optic, all supplied by M/s BBT, Paris were installed inside the lantern house over the CI tower . The light was commissioned on 14 April 1969. Due to frequent failures of the rotation system, the revolving optic assembly was removed and a 500-millimetre (20-inch) cut-and-polished drum optic was placed in position in 1978. The DA gas burner was replaced by a DA gas flasher with a sun valve. This reduced the consumption of DA gas but the intensity of the light went down.

With the shortage in the supply of DA gas, it became essential to change over to solar energy. Accordingly, the light source was replaced by 12V 100W Halogen lamp inside the same optic and on the same pedestal. The system became operational on 18 October 1993.

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Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located 4 km (2 mi) south of Neill Island. It is locally known as 'Chhota' Neil (‘Little’ Neil).[8]

Administration

Politically, Rose Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[9]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

  • Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with Ritchie's Archipelago highlighted (in red).

References
  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 284.
  3. "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  7. "Government of India, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships". www.dgll.nic.in. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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  9. "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.


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