South Andaman Island
The southernmost of the Great Andamans, where most of the islands' people live.
- Where
- South Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.7833, 92.6500
Get the South Andaman Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at South Andaman 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 South Andaman Island
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park 1.8 km
Coral and mangrove round the Ritchie's Archipelago, reached only by boat.
Mount Harriet 11 km
Highest point on South Andaman, on the old ten rupee note.
Viper Island 14 km
A small island four kilometres west of Port Blair.
Cellular Jail 16 km
Seven wings of solitary cells built to hold Indian political prisoners, three of the seven still standing.
North Bay Island 16 km
Coral and the lighthouse from the twenty rupee note.
Ross Island 17 km
The British administrative headquarters until a 1941 earthquake, now a ruin being pulled apart by banyan roots.
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park 24 km
Fifteen islands and the reef between them off Wandoor, seen through a glass-bottomed boat.
Chidiya Tapu 32 km
Sunset point and the last road south on the main island.
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Questions
Where is South Andaman Island?
South Andaman Island is in South Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rani Jhansi Marine National Park (1.8 km), Mount Harriet (11 km), Viper Island (14 km).
How do I get the South Andaman Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at South Andaman 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 South Andaman 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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