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    Indian OceanIndia

    12°06′N 93°00′E

    Ritchie's Archipelago

    Part of Andaman Islands

    Ritchie's Archipelago is a cluster of smaller islands which lie 20 km (12 mi) east of Great Andaman, the main island group of the Andaman Islands.

    Ritchie's Archipelago

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    15 landforms

    Overview

    Ritchie's Archipelago is a cluster of smaller islands which lie 20 km (12 mi) east of Great Andaman, the main island group of the Andaman Islands. The Islands belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands6
    • Islets5
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    4
    • Swaraj Dweep

      Swaraj Dweep

      Area
      91.6 km²
      High point
      201 m

      Havelock Island, officially known as Swaraj Dweep (transl. Independence Island), is one of the largest islands in Ritchie's Archipelago, to the east of Great Andaman within the Andaman Islands of India.

    • Henry Lawrence Island

      Area
      54 km²
      High point
      154 m

      Henry Lawrence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is located 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Port Blair.

    • John Lawrence Island

      Area
      34.3 km²
      High point
      140 m

      John Lawrence Island is an island of the Andaman Islands and belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is 54 km (34 mi) northeast from Port Blair.

    • Sir William Peel Island

      Area
      23.1 km²
      High point
      72 m

      Peel Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

    Minor islands

    6

    Islets

    5
    • South Button islet20 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.7 ha

    Also in the area

    3

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m217 mWilson201 mSwaraj Dweep154 mHenry Lawrence140 mJohn Lawrence115 mNicholson103 mNeill78 mOutram72 mSir William Peel52 mNorth Button51 mSir Hugh Rose41 mMiddle Button36 mInglis20 mSouth Button
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.1110100Swaraj Dweep: 91.6 km²Swaraj DweepHenry Lawrence: 54 km²Henry LawrenceJohn Lawrence: 34.3 km²John LawrenceSir William Peel: 23.1 km²Sir William PeelWilson: 14.1 km²WilsonOutram: 13.6 km²OutramNeill: 13.4 km²NeillInglis: 1.6 km²InglisNicholson: 1.5 km²NicholsonSir Hugh Rose: 0.65 km²Sir Hugh RoseMiddle Button: 0.31 km²Middle ButtonUnnamed island: 0.19 km²Unnamed islandNorth Button: 0.19 km²North ButtonSouth Button: 0.02 km²South ButtonUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Swaraj Dweep91.6 km²
    Henry Lawrence Island54 km²
    John Lawrence Island34.3 km²
    Sir William Peel Island23.1 km²
    Wilson Island14.1 km²
    Outram Island13.6 km²
    Neill Island13.4 km²
    Inglis Island1.6 km²
    Nicholson Island1.5 km²
    Sir Hugh Rose Island0.65 km²
    Middle Button Islet0.31 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    North Button Islet0.19 km²
    South Button islet0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.7 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs