Interview Island
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Interview Island is one of the Andaman Islands
, India. It has an area of 99 km2 and is situated to the west of Austen Strait which separates North Andaman Island
and Middle Andaman Island
.
The lighthouse
on the island was affected by the tsunami
generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
which inundated much of its area, as well as the Katchal East
, Katchal West, and Indira Point
lighthouses. The lighthouse was reported as "completely destroyed" at the time, but it was later repaired.
Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal between India to the west, and Burma , to the north and east...
, India. It has an area of 99 km2 and is situated to the west of Austen Strait which separates North Andaman Island
North Andaman Island
North Andaman Island is the northern island of Great Andaman of the Andaman Islands, with an area of 1376 km². The main town on the island is Diglipur. Known for its marine life, the island's main industries are rice and orange-growing...
and Middle Andaman Island
Middle Andaman Island
Middle Andaman Island is the central island of the Great Andaman archipelago, with a total area of 1,536 km². Population of Middle Andaman consists of Bengali Settlers, Tamilians, and Keralites. The main occupation of the inhabitants is farming and Agriculture...
.
The lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
on the island was affected by the tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
which inundated much of its area, as well as the Katchal East
Katchal
Katchal is one of the Nicobar Islands, India. Its area is .It is approximately away from mainland and south to capital Port Blair....
, Katchal West, and Indira Point
Indira Point
Indira Point is situated on the island of Great Nicobar in the Nicobar Islands, eastern Indian Ocean, and it represents the southernmost point of land in the territory of India. The point is located in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and is named in honour of Indira Gandhi...
lighthouses. The lighthouse was reported as "completely destroyed" at the time, but it was later repaired.