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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (M.G.M.N.P)
| iucn_category = II
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| location = [[Andaman Islands]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = Wandur
| area_km2 = 281.5
| established = 1983
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{{Infobox islands
| name = Labyrinth Islands
| native_name =
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| sobriquet = North Mahatma Gandhi Islands
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| map_caption = Location of Labyrinth Islands
| coordinates = {{coord|11.53|N|92.60|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology =
| location = [[Bay of Bengal]]
| archipelago = [[Andaman Islands]]
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]
| total_islands = {{nowrap|17}}
| major_islands = {{hlist |item_style=line-height:1.4em;white-space:nowrap; |Boat|Red Skin{{nbsp|4}}}}
| area_km2 = 29.043
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| elevation_m = 78
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="nga">{{cite enroute|173|2017|278}}</ref>
| highest_mount = Tarmugli Island
| country = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[South Andaman district|South Andaman]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Andaman Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island sub-group
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Rutland Archipelago]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsil]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Port Blair|Port Blair Tehsil]]
| country_largest_city = Jolly Buoy Beach
| population = 0
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 744103<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=22 September 2016 |access-date=22 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archive-date=23 March 2014 }}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 031927 <ref name="allcodesindia">{{cite web|url=http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php |publisher=allcodesindia.in|title=STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar|access-date=2016-09-23}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://www.andamans.gov.in/Brochures/ef/MGMNP.pdf}}
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label1 = Census Code| data1 = 35.639.0004
| label2 = Official Languages| data2 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
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'''Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park''' is a [[National parks of India|national park of India]] near [[Wandoor]] on the [[Andaman Islands]]. It belongs to the [[South Andaman district|South Andaman]] administrative [[Districts of India|district]], part of the [[India]]n [[union territory]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf|title=Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Census of India|access-date=2011-01-16}}</ref>

== History ==
The park was created on 24 May 1983 under the [[Wildlife Protection Act of 1972]] to protect marine life such as the [[coral]]s and nesting [[sea turtle]]s prevalent in the area. It was placed under the protection of the Chief Wildlife Warden of the forest department of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and it is open creeks running through the park area were a special attraction.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130520204055/http://www.indiatravelnext.com/sightseeing-in-andaman/mahatma-gandhi-marine-national-park.html]</ref>

==Geography==
There are 2 major island groups in the park: the '''Labyrinth Islands''' and the '''[[Twin Islands (Andaman)|Twin Islands]]'''.
The islands are situated {{convert|16|km|0|abbr=on}} south from [[Port Blair]].
The marine park covers 281.5 km² made up of 17 islands and the open sea creeks running through the area. There is a chance for [[ecotourism]] on the islands Jolly Buoy and Red Skin.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130520210726/http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/red-skin-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130520202906/https://www.eternalandamans.com/jolly-buoy-andaman Jolly Buoy Island, More information, Reaching there, and boat schedules]</ref><ref>[http://www.knowandamans.com/2013/06/red-skin-island-port-blair-a-place-i-do-not-recommend-to-visit-except-for-a-bit-of-corals.html red skin island]</ref>
The islands belong to the [[Rutland Archipelago]] and are located between [[Rutland Island]] and [[South Andaman Island]].

=== Ecosystems ===
Most of the coral reefs in the park are [[fringing reef]]s. The type and composition of vegetation vary from island to island. Most notably there you can see a difference between the tourist islands which suffer more anthropocentric change and others which do not. There are also some islands more isolated or protected from the effects of weather in the [[Bay of Bengal]]. Tarmugli, the largest island, is covered with thick [[mangrove]] vegetation, [[sand]] covered beaches, uprooted trees and [[sheet rock]]s.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130520230140/http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/tarmugli-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html Tarmugli]</ref> [[Twin Islands (Andaman)|Twin Islands]] are an important breeding ground for turtles within the park.

===List of Islands===
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park has some 20 islands and rocks.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! !!Island!!Sobriquet!!type!![[Geographic coordinate system|Location]]!!Area<br />(hectares)!!Coastline (km)!!Length (km)!!Width (km)!!elevation (m)
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|1||Alexandra||||island||{{Coord|11|34|36|N|92|36|38|E}}|| align=right|408.8|| align=right|9.3|| aligdheersjn=right|2.5|| align=right|2.00|| align=right|0.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|2||Bell||||island||{{Coord|11|34|08|N|92|33|57|E}}|| align=right|6.7|| align=right|1|| align=right|0.38|| align=right|0.21|| align=right|0.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|3||Boat||||island||{{Coord|11|31|35|N|92|33|38|E}}|| align=right|247.6|| align=right|7.71|| align=right|2.7|| align=right|1.3|| align=right|27.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|4||Chester||||island||{{Coord|11|33|06|N|92|35|10|E}}|| align=right|6.6|| align=right|1.00|| align=right|0.33|| align=right|0.33|| align=right|0.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|5||Grub||||island||{{Coord|11|33|06|N|92|35|10|E}}|| align=right|2.3|| align=right|0.7|| align=right|0.13|| align=right|0.25|| align=right|24.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|6||Hobday||||island||{{Coord|11|32|40|N|92|36|42|E}}|| align=right|367.80|| align=right|10.50|| align=right|3.23|| align=right|1.91|| align=right|0.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|7||Jolly Buoy||||island||{{Coord|11|30|26|N|92|36|41|E}}|| align=right|18.80|| align=right|2.50|| align=right|1.10|| align=right|0.20|| align=right|45.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|8||Malay||||island||{{Coord|11|31|48|N|92|36|12|E}}|| align=right|80.20|| align=right|4.25|| align=right|1.71|| align=right|0.61|| align=right|68.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|9||Pluto||||island||{{Coord|11|33|06|N|92|35|10|E}}|| align=right|13.3|| align=right|1.81|| align=right|0.75|| align=right|0.22|| align=right|49.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|10||Red Skin||||island||{{Coord|11|33|00|N|92|35|30|E}}|| align=right|428.20|| align=right|12.39|| align=right|4.9|| align=right|1.4|| align=right|46.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|11||Riflemen||||island||{{Coord|11|30|50|N|92|38|40|E}}|| align=right|2.40|| align=right|0.70|| align=right|0.27|| align=right|0.15|| align=right|0.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|12||Snob||||island||{{Coord|11|35|55|N|92|34|27|E}}|| align=right|17.65|| align=right|2.18|| align=right|0.96|| align=right|0.26|| align=right|75.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|13||Tarmugli||||island||{{Coord|11|34|30|N|92|33|00|E}}|| align=right|1216.70|| align=right|20.00|| align=right|5.5|| align=right|3.8|| align=right|78.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|14||West Twin||||island||{{Coord|11|33|06|N|92|35|10|E}}|| align=right|38.70|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|48.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|15||East Twin||||island||{{Coord|11|33|06|N|92|35|10|E}}|| align=right|20.00|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|44.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|16||North Hobday||||island||{{Coord|11|33|30|N|92|36|30|E}}|| align=right|17.80|| align=right|1.93|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|17||Rutland||||island||{{Coord|11|33|38|N|92|35|55|E}}|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00
|- style="background: #FFC;"
| align=right|18||?||||island||{{Coord|11|32|22|N|92|35|02|E}}|| align=right|10.10|| align=right|1.77|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00|| align=right|0.00

|- style="background: #DDD;" class="sortbottom"
| align=right| ||'''Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park Islands'''||||Archipelago||{{Coord|11|32|22|N|92|35|02|E}}|| align=right|2904.5|| align=right| || align=right| || align=right| || align=right|0.00
|}

==Administration==
Politically, all islands are part of [[Port Blair]] [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]].<ref name="and">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |publisher=andssw1.and.nic.in|title=DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS |access-date=2016-09-23}}</ref>

==Demographics==
The islands are on uninhabited land, but there is a population of 7300 living in 10 adjacent villages (mainly Manglutan and Wandoor)

==Image gallery==
<gallery widths="180">
File: Jolly Boys Island 2010.jpg|Jolly Buoy Island, one of the 20 islands in the national park.
File:Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park.jpg|Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park near Port Blair, Andaman Islands
File:Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park ,Andaman.jpg|Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park during sunset .
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
{{commons category|Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park}}

*{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}
* [https://www.eternalandamans.com/mahatma-gandhi-marine-national-park Information about Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park ]
* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5627E/x5627e0h.htm 11 Status of Coral Reefs of Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Wandoor, Andamans] by K Dorairaj and R. Soundararajan
{{National Parks of India}}

[[Category: Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category: National parks in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category: Marine parks of India]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category: Protected areas established in 1983]]
[[Category: Tourist attractions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]

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