Havelock Island

Havelock Island is the largest of the islands that comprise a chain of islands to the east of Great Andaman in the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is 41km northeast of the capital city, Port Blair.EtymologyHavelock Island is named after a British general, Sir Henry Havelock, who served in India.HistoryHavelock is one of the few places that the administration of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India has permitted and encouraged development of tourism, with a focus on promoting eco-tourism.Havelock Island avoided much of the devastation by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and its resulting tsunami and there were no documented casualties.There is a lighthouse at the northern point of the island, near Govinda Nagar, established in 2005.GeographyThe island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between Peel Island and Neill Island.