Trinket Island
  Location of Trinket Island in India | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 8°05′N 93°35′E / 8.08°N 93.58°ECoordinates: 8°05′N 93°35′E / 8.08°N 93.58°E |
| Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 12.25 km2 (4.73 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 9.6 km (5.97 mi) |
| Width | 2.2 km (1.37 mi) |
| Coastline | 35.2 km (21.87 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | Nicobar |
| Island group | Nicobar Islands |
| Subdivisions of India | Nancowry Subdivision |
| Taluk | Kamorta tehsil |
Largest settlement |
Trinket (population 2) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Hindi |
| Population | 2 (as of 2016) |
| Density | 0.16 /km2 (0.41 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744301 |
| Telephone code | 03192 |
| Official website |
www |
| ISO Code | IN-AN-00[2] |
| Literacy | 84.4% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | ♂/♀ |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| Census Code | 35.638.0002 |
| Official Languages |
Hindi, English, Tamil Car (regional) |
Trinket Island is part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
History
2004 Tsunami
Trinket was devastated by tsunamis generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The island, which had a low and flat topography, was severely affected by the powerful waves and by earthquake-caused subduction of 1.5m to 1.75 m (4 ft 11 in to 5 ft 9 in),[3][4] suffering a reduction of its surface area by 19.4%, from 14.6 km² down to 12.25 km².[5] Initial reports that the island had been split apart[6] were later confirmed by satellite imagery and onsite surveys.[3][7]
On Trinket, the tsunami left 91 dead or disappeared[5] and the total devastation of the island's communities and economy. Shortly after the disaster, the entire remaining population of the island was evacuated to neighboring islands, principally Nancowry,[8] and Kamorta, where the Indian government built a resettlement village called Vikas Nagar.[9]
Resettlement
At 2012, two people have returned to Trinket Island and lived there permanently.[9]
Geography
Trinket Island is located 2.7 km (1.7 mi) east of Kamorta island, separated by the Beresford Channel[10]
Demography
As of 2016, the island's population was 2 persons[9] living on Trinket in the main village of Trinket 9Not to be confused with Trinket Point on Great Nicobar. Other villages on the island are now abandoned : Safebalu, Tapiang, and Hockcook.[11]
Economics
Trinket Island's villagers are dependent on the outside world for many goods, including foodstuffs. Until the 1950s they traded whole coconuts and other forest products for imports such as rice, sugar, and clothes. After the 1950s local production shifted toward exports of processed coconut, in the form of copra.[12]
Administration
The island belongs to the township of Nancowry of Kamorta Taluk.[13]
Image gallery
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Map
References
- ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- 1 2 M. G. Thakkar and Bhanu Goyal, "Historic submergence and tsunami destruction of Nancowrie, Kamorta, Katchall and Trinket Islands of Nicobar district: Consequences of 26 December 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake", Current Science, Vol. 90, Issue 7 (10 April 2006), pages 989-994.
- ↑ Bagla, Pallava (28 January 2005). "After the Earth Moved". Science Now.
- 1 2 Anup Kumar Das, "GIS based mapping of Tsunami induced Land Use/Cover change in Nancowry group of Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands", in OSTI Newsletter (published by the Ocean Science and Technology for Islands program of the Indian National Institute of Ocean Technology), Issue 10, October 2005, pages 2-4.
- ↑ "Fears Rise for Andaman Thousands", 'BBC News' website, Thursday, 30 December 2004.
- ↑ Image Tsunami2.jpg in Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (ITTB) Industrial Research and Consultancy Centre (IRRC), Update newsletter, issue 1 of 2005.
- ↑ George Weber (2005), Earthquake and Tsunami: Maps, charts and statistics, chapter 4; published online at "George Weber's LONELY ISLANDS: THE ANDAMANESE; an on-line Documentation on the Andamanese and other Negrito people, and their relationship to the earliest migrations of modern humans; incorporating the web-site of the Nicobar Association" website.
- 1 2 3 Zoyab, Alaphia. "A house for Mr. Gopinath, and a genset", The Hindu, August 4, 2012.(Entry retrieved 25 sept. 2013)
- ↑ info
- ↑ Trinket, at Andaman & Nicobar Police website.
- ↑ Hobbes, Marieke. Figuring Rural Development: Concepts and Cases of Land Use, Sustainability and Integrative Indicators, Leiden University Press (2010), page 117.
- ↑ Tehsils
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