[5] The island lies 64 km (40 mi) north from Port Blair.

In 1949, the few surviving Great Andamanese people were relocated to this island to protect them from diseases and other threats.

[8] On this island their population reached the all-time low of 19 individuals in 1961.

[8] Bluff Island and the surrounding waters are a wildlife sanctuary of India, initiated in 1987 as a nature preserve.

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