Bluff Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island lies north from Port Blair.
Geography The island belongs to the West Baratang Group and lies south of Spike Island. The island is separated from South Andaman to the south by narrow channel, 500 m wide. It is 30 metres high to the tops of the trees.
Administration Politically, Bluff Island, along neighboring Baratang Islands, is part of Rangat Taluk.
Demographics The island was previously inhabited. In 1949, the few surviving Great Andamanese people were relocated to this island to protect them from diseases and other threats. On this island their population reached the all-time low of 19 individuals in 1961. In 1969 they were relocated to the slightly larger Strait Island.Rann Singh Mann (2005), Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied: Encounters and Concerns, page 149. Mittal Publications.
Fauna Bluff Island and the surrounding waters are a wildlife sanctuary of India, initiated in 1987 as a nature preserve. with an area of 1.14 km2.Wildlife Institute of India (2000), Andaman and Nicobar Islands section of Directory of Wildlife Protected Areas in India. Accessed on 2012-07-12.
References
Geological Survey of India