Little Andaman

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Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with the location of Little Andaman highlighted (in red).

Little Andaman is the fourth largest of the Andaman Islands with an area of 739 km², lying at the southern end of the archipelago. It is home to the Onge tribe and has been a tribal reserve since 1957.

The lowlying island has widespread rainforest and several rare species of marine turtle. In the 1960s, the Government of India initiated a colonisation programme centred on forestry, but this was later largely abandoned and a court order in 2002 confirmed its protection.

Little Andaman is often considered the counterpart of the Great Andaman island group.

1990 Space Shuttle image of Little Andaman; the two islets known as "the Brothers" are above, in the strait of Duncan Passage

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Coordinates: 10°45′N, 92°30′E