Baratang Island
An island in the middle Andamans, a hundred and fifty kilometres up from Port Blair.
- Where
- North and Middle Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.1167, 92.7833
Get the Baratang Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Baratang Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andaman & Nicobar Islands volume with your photos and a note.
Near Baratang Island
Baratang Limestone Caves 1.9 km
Reached by boat through mangrove creeks and then on foot, in forest where the Jarawa reserve begins.
Mud Volcanoes 8.5 km
Cold mud pushing up through the forest floor.
Elephant Beach 21 km
Snorkelling reef reached by boat or a forest walk.
Radhanagar Beach 25 km
Two kilometres of white sand backed by mahua on Havelock, regularly called the finest beach in Asia.
South Button Island National Park 28 km
An uninhabited island with a reef, and dugongs if you are lucky.
Havelock Jetty 29 km
The arrival point for the islands most visitors actually see.
Swaraj Dweep 29 km
Havelock, renamed Swaraj Dweep, one of the largest islands in Ritchie's Archipelago.
Middle Button Island National Park 32 km
A single island national park in the Ritchie's Archipelago, with nobody on it.
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Questions
Where is Baratang Island?
Baratang Island is in North and Middle Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Baratang Limestone Caves (1.9 km), Mud Volcanoes (8.5 km), Elephant Beach (21 km).
How do I get the Baratang Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Baratang Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andaman & Nicobar Islands volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Baratang Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andaman & Nicobar Islands volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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