SISTER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

Sister Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of the Andaman Islands. They belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. These islands are 57 km south of Port Blair. Before the British established a colony on the Andaman, the Sister Islands were visited occasionally by the Onge people of Little Andaman Island for fishing. They may have been a waystation for their temporary settlement of Rutland Island between 1890 and 1930. The unmanned lighthouse was commissioned in 2019. Height 12 meter GI trestle tower painted Black and white band color scheme and has a LED flasher light powered by battery and solar panel. Accessibility to this lighthouse is only by sea route, commute by departmental vessel or any chartered vessel upto anchorage Point then use mechanised dinghy upto shore then by walk to reach lighthouse.

Master Ledger of SISTER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE(378.76 KB)