ISS039-E-761 - View of the Andaman Islands

The Cinque Islands are a pair of

island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

s in the Andaman Archipelago, on the north side of

Duncan Passage Duncan Passage is a strait in the Bay of Bengal. It is about wide; it separates Rutland Island (part of Great Andaman and South Andaman administrative division) to the north, and Little Andaman to the south. West of Duncan Passage is the Bay o ...

, between

Rutland Island Rutland 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 south from Port Blair. History The island u ...

and Passage Island. They are part of the

Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India comprising 572 islands, of which only 38 are inhabited. The islands are grouped into two main clusters: the northern Andaman Islands and the southern Nicobar Islands, separated by a ...

Union Territory Among the states and union territories of India, a Union Territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the Government of India, central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own State governments of India, s ...

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North Cinque Island North Cinque Island or ''Gue-a-lue''US Hydrographic Office (1916Bay of Bengal Pilot page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office. is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, ...

South Cinque Island South Cinque Island or ''Ga-o-ta-koi''US Hydrographic Office (1916Bay of bengal Pilot page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office. is an uninhabited island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, ...

The Cinque Islands are a famous

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spot. The strait between North Cinque and Rutland is called Manners Strait.

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