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{{For|the island formerly known as Ross Island in South Andaman district|Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island}}
{{Infobox islands
| name                    = Ross Island
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| map_caption = Location of Ross Island
| coordinates      = {{coord|13.30|N|93.075|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology        =
| location         = [[Bay of Bengal]]
| archipelago      = [[Andaman Islands]]
| waterbody        = [[Indian Ocean]]
| total_islands    = 1
| major_islands    = {{hlist|Ross }}
| area_km2         = 0.315
| area_footnotes   = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman}}</ref>
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| length_km        = 0.7
| width_km         = 0.9
| coastline_km     = 2.2
| elevation_m      = 82.6
| elevation_footnotes =
| highest_mount    = Bopung Hill
| country          = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title     = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions           = [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1   = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_1         = [[Andaman Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2    = Island sub-group
| country_admin_divisions_2          = [[Aerial Bay Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3    = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]
| country_admin_divisions_3          = [[Diglipur|Diglipur Taluk]]
| population       = 0
| population_as_of = 2011
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| density_km2      = 0
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| ethnic_groups    = [[Hindu]], [[Andamanese people|Andamanese]]{{fact|date=June 2017}}
| timezone1        = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1      = +5:30
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| postal_code_type        = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code             = 744202<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=2016-09-22 |accessdate=2016-09-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archivedate=2014-03-23 }}</ref>
| area_code_type          = Telephone code
| area_code               = 031927 <ref>[http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php code]</ref>
| website          = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code      = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
|additional_info  = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 71.8%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]| data5 =1.2[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.639.0004
| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]{{fact|date=June 2017}}
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'''Ross Island''' is an island of the [[Andaman Islands]].  It belongs to the [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]] administrative [[Districts of India|district]], part of the [[India]]n [[union territory]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf|title=Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Census of India|accessdate=January 16, 2011}}</ref>
the island is lying {{convert|184|km|0|abbr=on}} north from [[Port Blair]].
==Geography==
The island is located in [[Aerial Bay Islands|Aerial Bay]], near [[Diglipur]], and is part of [[Aerial Bay Islands]].
==Administration==
Ross Island, along neighbouring [[Aerial Bay Islands]], is part of [[Diglipur]] [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]].<ref>[http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf Tehsils]</ref>
==Tourism==
The lighthouse on the island was commissioned in 1973, on the slopes of Bopung Hill at an altitude of {{convert|40|m|abbr=off}}.<ref>[http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/CMS/Port%20Cornwallis.pdf lighthouse]</ref>
== References ==
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