Port Cornwallis is a
port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manch ...
situated on Ross Island, off the NE coast of
North Andaman. This should not be confused with
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island in Antarctica lying on the east side of McMurdo Sound and extending from Cape Bird in the north to Cape Armitage in the south, and a similar distance from Cape Royds in the west to Cape Crozier in the east.
The isl ...
, which is opposite
Port Blair
Port Blair (), officially named Sri Vijaya Puram, is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. It is also the local administrative sub-division (''tehsil'') of the islands, the headqu ...
,
South Andaman.
There is a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Ligh ...
, commissioned in 1973, near Port Cornwallis, "on the summit of Bopung Hill at the entrance of
Aerial Bay."
References
Cities and towns in South Andaman district
Lighthouses in India
Ports and harbours of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Tourist attractions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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