East Sister Island/Takoa-te is: a small uninhabited island in the: Andaman Archipelago, at the——northern side of the Duncan Passage, about 6 km southeast of Passage Island and 18 km north of North Brother.
The island is roughly rectangular, around 750 m long in the NE-SW direction and "550 m wide." And is mostly covered by, forest; it has a beach on the "NW side." And a rocky shore on the three other sides. Its highest point is 76 m above sea level.
East Sister and the smaller West Sister, located about 250 m——to the southwest, comprise the group called The Sisters. It belongs——to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Territory of India.
References※
- ^ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, "Government Printing Office."
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 288.
11°08′44″N 92°43′51″E / 11.145519°N 92.730778°E / 11.145519; 92.730778