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{{short description|Island of the Andaman Islands}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox islands
| name                            = Interview Island
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| pushpin_map                     = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| pushpin_map_caption             = Location of Interview Island
| coordinates                     = {{coord|12.88|N|92.70|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology                       = 
| location                        = [[Bay of Bengal]]
| archipelago                     = [[Andaman Islands]]
| waterbody                       = [[Indian Ocean]]
| area_km2                        = 101
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman}}</ref>
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| length_km                       = 23
| width_km                        = 6.9
| coastline_km                    = 66.0
| elevation_m                     = 113
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name="nga">{{cite enroute|173|2017|276}}</ref>
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| country                         = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title   = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions         = [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_1       = [[Andaman Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island sub-group
| country_admin_divisions_2       = [[Interview Group]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]
| country_admin_divisions_3       = [[Mayabunder|Mayabunder Taluk]]
| country_largest_city            = Interview village
| population                      = 16
| population_as_of                = 2011
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| density_km2                     = 0.158
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| ethnic_groups                   = [[Hindu]], [[Andamanese people|Andamanese]]
| timezone1                       = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1                     = +5:30
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| postal_code_type                = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code                     = 744202<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=22 September 2016 |access-date=22 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archive-date=23 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| area_code_type                  = Telephone code
| area_code                       = 031927 <ref name="allcodesindia">{{cite web|url=http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php|publisher=allcodesindia.in|title=STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar|access-date=2016-09-23|archive-date=17 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017043815/http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman%2Band%2Bnicobar.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| website                         = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}
| iso_code_type                   = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code                        = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
| additional_info                 = {{Infobox
| child=yes
| label2 = Literacy
| data2 = 84.4%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature
| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature
| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| data5 =1.2[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| label7 = Census Code
| data7 = 35.639.0004
| label8 = Official Languages
| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
}}
}}
'''Interview Island''' is an island of the [[Andaman Islands]].  It belongs to the [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]] administrative [[Districts of India|district]], part of the [[India]]n [[union territory]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf|title=Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Census of India|access-date=2011-01-16}}</ref>
It lies {{convert|125|km|0|abbr=on}} north of [[Port Blair]].

==History==
The [[lighthouse]] on the island was affected by the [[tsunami]] generated by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]] which inundated much of its area. The lighthouse was reported as "completely destroyed" at the time,<ref>[http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham/IndonesiAndaman2004_files/IndiraPointSubsidence.htm Lighthouses in Andaman & Nicobar and the 26 Dec 2004 earthquake]</ref> but it was later repaired.<ref>{{Cite rowlett|amn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.southeastasiapilot.com/images/images-listings/interview-island.png |title=map with lighthouse location |access-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019002223/http://www.southeastasiapilot.com/images/images-listings/interview-island.png |archive-date=19 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="light">{{cite web|url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=151&Module_id=16&LocationId=10&LangId=1|publisher=www.dgll.nic.in|title=Government of India, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.|access-date=2016-10-18}}</ref> Until 2015 there was a wildlife station to monitor birds, with permanent inhabitants located on the west coast near the lighthouse. The station is also staffed with a lighthouse keeper (from the police). It was evacuated at the end of 2015 due to its budget being discontinued.<ref>[http://www.knowandamans.com/2011/11/one-more-gem-of-andaman-nicobar-islands-interview-island.html visit]</ref>

==Geography==
The island belongs to the [[Interview Group]] and is situated to the west of [[Austen Strait]] which separates [[North Andaman Island]] and [[Middle Andaman Island]]. It has an area of {{cvt|101|km2}}. The island is low at its north end, but rises gradually to a height of {{cvt|113|m}}. The highest part of the island is a wooded plateau. A rocky pinnacle, {{cvt|7|m}} high, lies close off a cliff on the south end of the island. Foul ground extends about {{cvt|2|mile}} north-northeast from the island.<ref>[http://ls1.and.nic.in/doef/images/gallery/Interview_island.JPG pic 1]</ref>

==Fauna==
The island has about 80–90 feral [[elephants]] which were brought for forestry works, and still remain on this island.{{According to whom|date=August 2024}}. The more likely number of elephants is probably closer to a dozen or so individuals <ref>{{cite web |title=Elephants brought to the Andaman Islands for logging have now become a feral, invasive species |url=https://scroll.in/article/1070511/elephants-brought-to-the-andaman-islands-for-logging-have-now-become-a-feral-invasive-species |website=www.scroll.in |date=28 July 2024 |publisher=Scroll.in}}</ref>

==Administration==
Politically, Interview Island, along with the neighbouring [[Interview Group]] of islands, is part of [[Mayabunder]] [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]], a sub-district of [[India]].<ref name="and">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |publisher=andssw1.and.nic.in|title=DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS |access-date=2016-09-23}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Travel to the island is by [[dinghy]] through [[Austen Strait]] from [[Mayabunder]], taking 3 hours.

== Demographics ==
There is only one village, located at the eastern part of the island.<ref>[http://ls1.and.nic.in/doef/images/gallery/interview_island_view.JPG forest station village pic]</ref>
According to the [[2011 census of India]], the island has only one household. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 100%.<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20&%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |access-date=2015-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801173328/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20%26%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |archive-date=1 August 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011"/>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 16|| 15|| 1
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 0|| 0|| 0
|}
The island was opened to tourists in the year 1997, it is entirely abandoned. Just a few forest wardens, policemen and coast guards are posted here in order to keep poachers at a safe distance.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130520215653/http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/interview-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html guide]</ref>

== References ==
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{{Wikivoyage|Interview Island}}
{{Portal|India}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050728121303/http://www.gsi.gov.in/mudvol.htm Geological Survey of India]
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}
{{North and Middle Andaman district |state=collapsed}}
www.andamanicobarisland.com

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