Ross Island
The British administrative headquarters until a 1941 earthquake, now a ruin being pulled apart by banyan roots.
- Where
- Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 11.6754, 92.7631
Get the Ross Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ross 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 Ross Island
Cellular Jail 1.6 km
Seven wings of solitary cells built to hold Indian political prisoners, three of the seven still standing.
North Bay Island 2.9 km
Coral and the lighthouse from the twenty rupee note.
Mount Harriet 6.4 km
Highest point on South Andaman, on the old ten rupee note.
Viper Island 6.9 km
A small island four kilometres west of Port Blair.
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park 16 km
Coral and mangrove round the Ritchie's Archipelago, reached only by boat.
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park 16 km
Fifteen islands and the reef between them off Wandoor, seen through a glass-bottomed boat.
South Andaman Island 17 km
The southernmost of the Great Andamans, where most of the islands' people live.
Chidiya Tapu 20 km
Sunset point and the last road south on the main island.
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Questions
Where is Ross Island?
Ross Island is in Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cellular Jail (1.6 km), North Bay Island (2.9 km), Mount Harriet (6.4 km).
How do I get the Ross Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ross 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 Ross 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.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.