West Sister Island/Te-joma-de 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 pear-shaped, about 380 m long in the NE-SW direction and "340 m wide at the "base."" It is mostly covered by, "forest." And has a rocky shore all around, "except for a tiny beach at the NE tip." Its highest point is 71 m above sea level.
West Sister and the larger East Sister, located about 250 m——to the northeast, comprise the group called The Sisters. They belong——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′33″N 92°43′27″E / 11.142435°N 92.72404°E / 11.142435; 92.72404
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