Rutland Island

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Rutland Island is a small, sparsely populated island in India’s Andaman archipelago, known for its indigenous communities and remote, forested landscapes.

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Rutland Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
access boat transport from South Andaman
administeredBy Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory government
belongsTo Republic of India
linked to: India
climate tropical
country India
countrySubdivision Andaman district (historical)
linked to: Andaman district
hasCoastline Bay of Bengal coast
hasCommunity indigenous communities
hasConservationStatus environmentally sensitive area (regional context)
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale agriculture
hasEcosystem coastal ecosystem
marine ecosystem
hasEthnicGroup Jangil people (historically)
linked to: Jangil people

Onge people (historically associated)
linked to: Onge people

settler communities from mainland India
hasFeature coral-rich surrounding waters
rocky shores
sandy beaches
hasLanguage Bengali (among settlers)
Hindi (among settlers)
Nicobarese and Andamanese languages (historical presence)
Tamil (among settlers)
hasVegetation tropical rainforest
knownFor indigenous heritage
remote landscapes
tropical forests
landscape forested
hilly
locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Indian Ocean
South Andaman district
locatedInBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
nearbyIsland Little Andaman Island
South Andaman Island
nearestMajorCity Port Blair
partOf Andaman archipelago
linked to: Andaman Islands

South Andaman administrative division
populationDensity sparsely populated
region Southeast Bay of Bengal
linked to: Bay of Bengal
separatedFrom Little Andaman Island
South Andaman Island
separationBy Duncan Passage
Macpherson Strait
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transportConnection boat services from Port Blair region
UTCOffset +05:30

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Ongan languages geographicDistribution Rutland Island
Jangil language spokenIn Rutland Island
Ongan peoples indigenousTo Rutland Island