Viper Island

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Viper Island is a small historic island in the Andaman archipelago, known for its former British-era prison ruins and proximity to Port Blair.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Viper Island canonical 2
Serpents’ Island 1

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
island
accessFrom Port Blair
administrativeTerritory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory

South Andaman district
country India
governingBody Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Administration
hasAttraction remains of the old jail building
scenic coastal views
hasRuinsOf gallows
old jail
hasViewOf Port Blair
surface form: Port Blair harbour
heritageStatus local historical site
historicalPeriod British colonial era
islandType small island
knownFor British-era prison ruins
historical significance in colonial period
tourist attraction near Port Blair
locatedIn Andaman Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
India
locatedInWaterBody Bay of Bengal
locatedNear Port Blair
surface form: Port Blair harbour

South Andaman Island
nameLanguage English
nearestCity Port Blair
partOf Andaman Islands
surface form: Andaman archipelago
proximityTo Port Blair
region South Andaman Island
surface form: South Andaman
tourismType heritage tourism
historical tourism
transport boat
usedFor detention of prisoners by British authorities
penal settlement

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Port Blair nearbyIsland Viper Island
Ross Island nearbyAttraction Viper Island
International Court of Justice ruling of 2009 alsoKnownAs Viper Island
this entity surface form: Serpents’ Island