West Sister Island or Te-joma-de is a small uninhabited island in the Andaman Archipelago, at the northern side of the Duncan Passage,[1] about 6 km southeast of Passage Island and 18 km north of North Brother.

The island is pear-shaped, about 380 m long in the NE-SW direction and 340 m wide at the base. It is mostly covered by forest, and has a rocky shore all around, except for a tiny beach at the NE tip. Its highest point is 71 m above sea level.[2]

West Sister and the larger East Sister, located about 250 m to the northeast, comprise the group called The Sisters. They belong to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Territory of India.

References

  1. ↑ US Hydrographic Office (1916) Bay of bengal Pilot, page 288. H.O. pub. 160, Government Printing Office.
  2. ↑ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 288.

11°08′33″N 92°43′27″E / 11.142435°N 92.72404°E / 11.142435; 92.72404


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