Baratang Island

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Baratang Island is a lesser-known island in India’s Andaman archipelago, noted for its limestone caves, mangrove creeks, and active mud volcanoes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
tourist destination
accessRoute road and ferry from Port Blair
administrativeTerritory North and Middle Andaman district NERFINISHED
bestVisitSeason November to April
caveType karst limestone caves
climate tropical
conservationConcern protection of Jarawa tribal reserve
country India
distanceFromPortBlair about 100 km by road and sea
environmentalFeature geothermal mud activity at mud volcano
governingAuthority Andaman and Nicobar Administration NERFINISHED
hasAccommodation basic guest houses
hasJetty Nilambur Jetty NERFINISHED
hasNaturalFeature beaches
limestone caves
mangrove forests
mud volcano
tropical rainforest
hasNearbyTribe Jarawa NERFINISHED
knownFor limestone caves
mangrove creeks
mud volcanoes
languageSpoken Bengali NERFINISHED
Hindi
Nicobarese (to a lesser extent)
Tamil NERFINISHED
Telugu NERFINISHED
locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bay of Bengal
mangroveCreekName Parrot Island mangrove creeks (nearby)
nearestMajorCity Port Blair NERFINISHED
partOf Andaman archipelago NERFINISHED
primaryVegetation evergreen forest
mangroves
rainySeason monsoon months
region Middle Andaman NERFINISHED
safetyNote restricted photography in tribal areas
timeZone Indian Standard Time
tourismActivity boat tours through mangrove creeks
trekking to limestone caves
visits to mud volcano site
tourismStatus lesser-known compared to Havelock and Neil Islands
transportMode government ferry
private boats (regulated)
UTCOffset +5:30

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Andaman Trunk Road connects Baratang Island
Andaman Islands contains Baratang Island
Jeru historicalRegion Baratang Island