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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Nicobar Islands
		The Nicobars are separated from the Andaman Islands to the north by the 150 km wide Ten Degree Channel and are 189 km from the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southeast.
		The capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory is Port Blair on South Andaman.
		The topography of the Islands is hilly and abounds in evergreen forests.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nicobar_Islands (2637 words)

	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The biome includes several types of forests, including lowland tropical rain forests, which receive high rainfall year-round; moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, with high overall rainfall marked by strong seasonal variations; montane rain forests found in cooler-climate mountainous areas; and freshwater swamp forests and peat swamp forests.
		Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests are common in several terrestrial ecozones, including parts of the Afrotropic (equatorial Africa), Indomalaya (parts of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), the Neotropic (northern South America and Central America), Australasia (eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, northern and eastern Australia), and Oceania (the tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean).
		Tropical rain forests are called the "jewel of the earth", and the "world's largest pharmacy" because of the large amount of natural medicines discovered there.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tropical_rain_forest (1977 words)

	Forest in India,Tropical Forest in India,Rain Forest India,Indian Forests
		It embraces evergreen and semi-evergreen rain forests, moist deciduous monsoon forests, riparian forests, swamps and grasslands.
		Evergreen rain forests are found in the Assam Valley, the foothills of the eastern Himalayas and the lower parts of the Naga Hills, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Manipur where the rain fall exceeds 2300 mm per annum.
		The monsoon forests of the Andamans are dominated by Pterocarpus dalbergioides and Terminalia spp.
	www.wild-india.com /Habitates/forest.html (1023 words)

	andaman islands tourist attractions,andaman tourist attractions,andaman & nicobar islands tourist attractions
		The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a veritable Garden of Eden and a naturalist's heaven.
		The tropical rain forests and waters of Bay of Bengal are the home of a vast collection of plant, animal and marine life.
		Topographically the islands are hilly in places fringed with coconut palm, covered with tropical jungle and interspersed with flat stretches of crescent shaped beaches.
	www.andamanholidays.com /andamantouristspots-andamanislandtouristspots-andamannicobarislandstouristattractions-havelockisland-portblair-barrenisland-rangat-mayabunder-diglipur.htm (883 words)

	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
		Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is 120 miles from Cape Negrais in Burma, 780 from Calcutta and 749 from Madras.
		The Nicobar- Islands are situated to the South of the Andaman's.
		The climate in Andaman and Nicobar remains in the range of 23 degrees Celcius to 31 degrees Celcius due to the Sea Breezes and the humidity level is 80% throughout the Year.
	www.ashextourism.com /Andaman&Nicobar/andaman_homepage.htm (2156 words)

	Island Hopping Thailand: Koh Phuket Islands information guide
		Forces in Puket Island were assembled by the wife of the recently deceased Phuket Governor and her sister.
		A statue of the two heroine sisters dressed in the clothes of this period was erected later in the geographic centre of Phuket Island, a point everybody passes on the way from the mainland or the airport to Phuket Town or the southern beaches.
		Measuring approximately 21 km in width by 48 km in length, the island is sparsely populated outside Phuket Town.
	www.andaman-island-hopping.com /islands/phuket.htm (965 words)

	Andaman Islands rain forests - Encyclopedia of Earth
		Its rain forests are relatively intact, although the human population is growing fast, posing a serious threat to this isolated ecoregion.
		The Andamans are warm tropical, with temperatures ranging from 22 to 30 degrees Celsius and 3,000-3,800 millimeters annual average rainfall.
		The Andamans are geologically part of long island arch that runs from Arakan Yoma in Myanmar to the Mentawai Islands off Sumatra and include the Nicobar Islands Rain Forests and many underwater seamounts.
	www.eoearth.org /article/Andaman_Islands_rain_forests (1216 words)

	The Andamans: A Man-Made Disaster By M. Rajshekhar
		Since it was the forests that recharged the groundwater, the two natural streams and the groundwater in the island dried up.
		A couple of years ago, while conducting a survey on the islands' biodiversity, Samir Acharya, the chain-smoking, cynical convenor of the leading local NGO, SANE (Saving Andaman and Nicobar Ecology), was surprised when he couldn't find any rice field that was over 25-30 years old.
		When the tsunami struck, the islands fringed with intact corals and mangroves were not as severely affected as the ones without.
	www.countercurrents.org /andamans-rajasekhar090905.htm (3088 words)

	Special Places in Nature
		Andaman Islands rain forests, Myanmar: The Andaman Islands were connected to mainland Myanmar during the Pleistocene.
		It is separated from the nearest other rain forest by the vast, dry Khorat Plateau in central Thailand to the north and east and by the Gulf of Thailand in the west.
		The Cardamom Mountain rain forests are considered by some to be one of the most species-rich and intact natural habitats in the region, but they are also one of the least explored.
	www.stevenredhead.com /Natures-Places/gloryofnature.html (1020 words)

	Andaman Nicobar travel guide,Andaman and Nicobar island travel guide,Andaman & nicobar tour operators,andaman nicobar ...
		The islands are surrounded by coral reefs, sandy beaches and clear water.The topography of the islands is Hilly and abounds in evergreen forests.
		The islands were used by the British in the 19th century, mainly for imprisoning Indian freedom fighters in the 'cellular jail'.
		The climate in the Andaman and Nicobar is tropical.
	www.tourmyindia.com /states/andaman/index.html (1038 words)

	History of Andaman Cellular Jail
		The Andamans are a chain of 184 odd islands in the Andaman sea at approx 1100 Kms to the south of Kolkata.
		The revolutionaries, who survived, were exiled for life to the Andamans so that their connection with their families and their country would be severed and their countrymen would forget them forever.
		The British reoccupied the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and abolished the Penal Settlement in 1945.
	www.andamancellularjail.org /History.htm (2227 words)

	National parks of andaman and nicobar islands
		It is at a distance of 5km from Diglipur; the nearest town and 200km from Port Blair, the nearest airport and the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
		The forest land of the islands is covered by luxuriant and lush green and thick tropical rain forests.
		The park is 60km from the long Island town and 200km from the airport of Port Blair, the capital of the Island.
	www.webindia123.com /wildlife/parks/anda.htm (476 words)

	Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Travel and Tours, Andman, Andaman and Nicobar India, Tour Packages for ...
		An archipelago of islands, islets and rocks, this Union Territory of India is home to some of the oldest tribes in the country.
		The canopied rain forests of the islands harbor 3,000 species of plants including mangroves, epiphytes (130 ferns, 100 orchids), palms, woody climbers, timbers (teak, mahogany, Andaman paduk) and a wide variety of tropical fruits.
		Paddy is the main food crop and is mostly cultivated in the Andaman group of islands, whereas coconut and areca nut are the main cash crops of the Nicobar group of islands.
	www.indianvisit.com /ivnew/states_of_india/andaman_and_nicobar_islands.html (1825 words)

	Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Travel Andaman Island India,Travel Andaman Islands,Andaman Nocobar India Travel
		Andaman and Nicobar Islands are group of islands in India amidst Indian Ocean.
		For Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman s, is where the British built one of the most dreaded penitentiaries in all of India.
		The Andaman and Nicobar islands are inhabited by native aboriginals like the Onges, the Shompens, the Sentinelese, the Andaman ese, the Jarawas and the Nicobarese.
	www.indiasite.com /andaman (649 words)

	beach_holiday
		The combine of 362 volcanic islands (of which only 37 are inhabited) form an idyllic archipelago of gleaming white sandy beaches, a crystal-clear turquoise sea teeming with fish, and picturesque coral reefs.
		The tropical rain forests that loom close to the seashore are home to unique species of birds, and to tribes that still haven't learned to use fire.
		The clear waters of the Andaman and Nicobar are ideal for snorkelling and scuba diving.
	www.incredibleindia.org /summer_india/andaman_nicobar.htm (421 words)

	Chapter 2: They Call it Home
		Sometimes called collectively the Bay islands by the Indians, the sister archipelagoes of the Andamans and Nicobars form an arc across the Bay of Bengal from Burma in the north to the Indonesian island of Sumatra in the south.
		There is a vast variety of life in the seas all around the islands, from sharks and sting rays to fish of all shapes and sizes, not forgetting an enormous variety of crustaceans in the water, on the beach and on dry land.
		The Coco islands to the north received their name from the abundance of coconut palms growing there from times immemorial and it cannot be mere coincidence that these islands were just out of reach of aboriginal Andamanese canoes.
	www.andaman.org /BOOK/chapter2/text2.htm (3833 words)

	Andaman Nicobar Islands, India
		There is medium to heavy rain during the monsoon, in the months from May to mid September and November to mid December.
		The canopied rain forests of the islands harbor 3,000 species of plants including mangroves, epiphytes (130 ferns, 100 orchids), palms, woody climbers, timbers (teak, mahogany, Andaman paduk) and a wide variety of tropical fruits.
		Paddy is the main food crop and is mostly cultivated in the Andaman group of islands, whereas coconut and areca nut are the main cash crops of the Nicobar group of islands.
	www.anislands.com /info.htm (1170 words)

	Andaman Islands Scuba Travel Information - Diveguide.com - Dive Guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The islands are divided into two groups, furthest south - the Nicobar Islands and to the north the Andaman Islands.
		Hence the islands remained free from mainstream tourism and the diving industry is still in its infancy.
		Being partly volcanic some of the larger islands are mountainous and covered with dense rain forests while over 11% of the land mass is surrounded by one of the world's richest mangroves.
	www.diveguide.com /anda-info.htm (322 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Nicobar Islands rain forests (IM0133)
		The rain forests are in good shape and are afforded a high level of protection, but the future biodiversity of the ecoregion is not yet secure.
		The Nicobars are separated from the Andamans in the north by a 150-km-wide channel and are 189 km from Sumatra to the southeast.
		Unlike the Andamans, which are thought to have been connected to mainland Myanmar during periods of falling sea levels of the Pleistocene, the Nicobars remained as islands.
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0133_full.html (1355 words)

	Visit Andaman, Andaman Tours, Travel Andaman, India : Find-India.com
		The islands are inhabited by tribals who are considered to be the original inhabitants of the Andamans.
		The main attraction of these islands are not the picturesque white sand beaches or turquoise water or the coral reefs but the Dolphins, Turtles and very large fishes attract most of the tourists.
		The scenic beauty of the islands is enhanced by mangrove creeks, tropical rainforest and the reef which support almost 50 varieties of corals.
	www.find-india.com /city-guide-india/andaman.htm (1680 words)

	CDNN News :: Over 3,000 Dead, 30,000 Missing in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
		PORT BLAIR, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (28 Dec 2004) -- At least 3,000 people died in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and 30,000 people, including hundreds of scuba divers, are missing after five villages in the archipelago's south were swept away by a tsunami, officials said.
		The population on the islands had swelled at Christmas as many of the people are Christians and were celebrating on the beach when the huge walls of water hit, Gupta said.
		Totals from state and local officials show at least 6,823 dead included 3,000 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and another 3,600 in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the former French colony of Pondicherry.
	www.cdnn.info /industry/i041228a/i041228a.html (751 words)

	Fauna in Andaman, Andaman Wildlife,Andaman Mammals,Marine Aquarium, Wild Life Tour Itineraries
		The Andaman Nicobar Islands tropical rain forests despite their isolation from adjacent landmasses are surprisingly enriched with many animals.
		As many as 246 species and sub species of birds are reported to inhabit these islands and of these 99 species and sub-species are endemic.
		Some important species are Andaman Teal, Megapode, Narcondum hornbil, Nicobar pigeon, green imperial pigeon, Nicobar parakeet, crested serpent eagle, white-bellies sea eagle, Edible-Nest Swift let, Emerald Dove etc. Sandy beaches of these islands are famous for turtle nesting.
	andaman-nicobar.indiantravelportal.com /wildlife/fauna.html (766 words)

	andaman and nicobar islands map and map of andaman and nicobar islands information page
		Isolated in the Indian Ocean and little known in the western world, these islands, a territory of India, are covered by tropical rain forests and only a handful of them are inhabited.
		Relative Location The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in both the eastern and northern hemispheres.
		Landforms The islands are the tops of an Indian Ocean mountain range, and most of them are hilly, with heavy rain forests.
	worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/asia/andaman.htm (629 words)

	Webindia123.com- Indian Wildlife- wildlife distribution in tropical rain forest sub region
		The forests of Andaman and Nicobar islands come under the equatorial belt of tropical rain forests.
		Due to their separation from the main land, most of the islands are free from human settlement.
		The highest number of tigers are found in mangrove forest which are found in Sunderbans delta formed by the estuaries of Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
	www.webindia123.com /wildlife/tropi.htm (479 words)

	The Andaman Islanders
		The indigenous people who inhabit the lush, verdant rain forests of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal have made the islands their home for at least the past 2,000 years.
		The Andaman Islanders followed the traditional way of life of these people-one of seminomadic hunter-gatherer-fishers-well into the 19th century, when British colonists arrived and began to take over the islands.
		The number of Andaman Islanders has dropped precipitously over the past two centuries, down from an estimated average of 5,000 islanders living throughout the archipelago in the middle of the 19th century.
	www.sciamdigital.com /index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ARTICLEID_CHAR=4796C648-7AC4-494D-8993-3A9C610A5F4 (304 words)

	Birds of India :Trip Report to Andaman Islands~ Anand Prasad
		The Andaman were used as a dumping ground for Bangladeshi and Sri Lanka refugees and with the law allowing squatters rights to reclaimed forest land the effect has been disastrous for the environment.
		The forests on the islands are bursting with pristine forest.
		The situation has changed so that instead of the government ran trip around the islands, the boats are all private and will only make a beeline to the island of their choice.
	www.kolkatabirds.com /tripreportandamans.htm (5701 words)

	Phuket Travel - Hotels, Sightseeing Tours, Attractions, Information
		Several world-class facilities have been built around the island, and all of the island's top resorts are scurrying to either expand or develop their own in-house spa services.
		It is Thailand’s largest island at 550sq km, roughly the same size as Singapore, and is surrounded by many smaller islands that add a further 70 sq km to its total land area.
		The area is bordered to the west by the Andaman Sea and consists of plenty of spectacular islands.
	www.phuket-hotel-club-net.com (2071 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Andaman Islands rain forests (IM0101)
		The Andaman Islands were connected to mainland Myanmar during the Pleistocene.
		The Andamans are warm tropical, with temperatures ranging from 22 to 30(C and 3,000-3,800 mm annual average rainfall.
		The Andamans are geologically part of long island arch that runs from Arakan Yoma in Myanmar to the Mentawai Islands off Sumatra and include the Nicobar Islands Rain Forests [IM0133] and many underwater sea mounts.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0101_full.html (1143 words)

	Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests are in a belt around the equator and the humid subtropics and are characterized by humid climates with high year-round rainfall.
		Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests are in several terrestrial ecozones including parts of the Afrotropic (equatorial Africa) Indomalaya (parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia) the Neotropic (northern South America and Central America) Australasia (eastern Indonesia New Guinea and northern Australia) and Oceania (the tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean).
		Trinidad and Tobago moist forests (Trinidad and Tobago)
	www.freeglossary.com /Tropical_rain_forests (715 words)

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