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The topography of the islands is hilly and abounds in evergreen forests.
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 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The history of the Andaman and Nicobar islands is representative of the medieval to modern history of India: a soul-stirring saga of invasions, conquests, state-sponsored terror -- and that undying spirit of freedom.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- a grim reminder of the horrific aspects of the British rule of India -- are a group of 321 tropical islands in the Bay of Bengal, 1,200km east of the Indian mainland.
The islands were annexed by the Marathas in the late 17th century, then by the British in the 19th century, by the Japanese during World War II, and incorporated into the Indian union in 1947 when the British rule of India ended.
www.indiaonestop.com /andamanandnicobarislands.htm   (461 words)

  
 Andaman Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Andaman Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, and are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India.
The Andaman Islands form a single administrative district within the Union Territory, the Andaman district (the Nicobar district was separated and established as a new district in 1974).
The population of the Andamans was 314,084 in 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andaman_Islands   (2111 words)

  
 Because of Connection to Natural World Primitive Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Escape Tsunami The Hindu (India) ...
The worst-hit islands of Nicobar and Car Nicobar consists of the Nicobarese who are the largest Scheduled Tribe in the union territory, according to an official release.
The southern part of Car Nicobar island, inhabited by the Mongolian-origin primitive tribe of Shompen, who were feared to have been hit badly by the tidal waves due to its proxomity to Sumatra which was epicentre of the massive earthquake, have now been confirmed safe by-and-large after an aerial survey, the release said.
Andaman and Nicobar islands, with a total population of 3,56,152 as on March 1, 2001, today continued to be rocked with the aftershocks of the deep sea quake.
www.mindfully.org /Health/2005/Tsunami-Andaman-Nicobar5jan04.htm   (1585 words)

  
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is comprised of two island groups - the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands - which separate the Andaman Sea to the east from the Indian Ocean.
The Andamans and Nicobars are separated by a channel (the Ten Degree Channel) some 150 km wide.
The South Andaman forests have a profuse growth of epiphytic vegetation, mostly ferns and orchids.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands   (1845 words)

  
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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)

  
 Beaches - Andaman Nicobar Island
The string of 300 islands that comprises the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India lies in the middle of the Bay of Bengal.
The Islands are in two groups: the Andamans and the Nicobar, with a ten degree channel separating the two.
The Nicobar- Islands are situated to the South of the Andamans.
www.indiatravelite.com /Beaches/andamannicobarint.htm   (288 words)

  
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Gospel for Asia
As union territory of India, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprise 572 islands formed by a submerged mountain range stretching from the southern tip of Myanmar down to Sumatra in Indonesia.
The British established their first colony in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1789 and later annexed the islands and turned them into a penal colony for Indian freedom fighters.
The islands have a tropical climate with medium to heavy rain during the monsoon season (the months from May to mid-September and again from November to mid-December).
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 Andaman Islands, India  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
To the east of the island group is a cluster of small islands known collectively as the Ritchie’s Archipelago; to the south is Little Andaman.
After annexing the Nicobar Islands in 1869, the British joined the Andaman and Nicobar islands in a single administrative unit in 1872.
The islands were occupied by Japanese forces from 1942 until the end of World War II in 1945, when the British regained control of the territory.
www.galenfrysinger.com /andaman_islands.htm   (246 words)

  
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Travel Information, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Guide, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Details ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands with its administrative headquarters at Port Blair, appears in history as old as the period of Lord Rama.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands is an archipelago of 572 islands adrift in the Bay of Bengal, the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands stretches over an area of more than 700 sq.
The islands are endowed with evergreen thick forests and tropical trees with mangrove swamps on the water's edge.
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 Quake hits Andaman & Nicobar Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, he said, were jolted by the earthquake between 6:30 and 6:35 am.
The extent of damage and casualty in a number of small islands in the Andamans group in the Indian Ocean is yet to be known, as rescue teams had not reached all the places.
The islands are close to the epicentre of a major earthquake that rocked Sumatra Island in neighbouring Indonesia.
www.rediff.com /news/2004/dec/26an.htm   (570 words)

  
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands are group of islands in India amidst Indian Ocean.
This is Andaman and Nicobar, a group of 300 islands, of which only 50 are inhabited.
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.
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 Andaman Islands - Andaman Tropical Islands - Andaman Island Travels : India Line Travel
The Narcondam and Barren islands are volcanic islands.
The Viper Island was used by the British to imprison convicts before the cellular jail was constructed.
The Cinque Islands are part of the Marine National Park and are considered among the most beautiful islands in the Andamans.
www.indialine.com /travel/andaman/islands.html   (1278 words)

  
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Floating in splendid isolation, cast of the Indian mainland is the archipelago of 572 emerald islands, islets and rocks known as Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The tribes of, the Andaman group of islands are the Great Andamanese, Onges, Jarawas, and Sentinatese, all of Negrito origin, while the tribes of Nicobars are the Nicobarese and Shompens, both of Mongoloid stock.
Megapode, Swiftlet, Hornbill and Nicobar Pigeon are some of the specialties of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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 Situation Reports from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nicobar Islands are very remote and have been impacted the most by the tsunami.
For example, in the worst affected Central Nicobar island group, relief materials have been delivered to a central island and are only now (January 28, 2005) reaching people stranded in the outlying islands.
As an example, on the worst affected Katchal Island, where more than 4,500 people lost their lives and 1600 people are living in relief camps, the island is being administered by a volunteer Special Relief Officer on deputation from New Delhi, 2 PWD engineers, and a handful of policemen.
www.bhoomikaindia.org /what_we_do/field_update/situation_andaman.htm   (1064 words)

  
 Andaman and Nicobar Maps, Maps of Andaman and Nicobar Islands India, Location Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Map ...
Andaman and Nicobar Maps, Maps of Andaman and Nicobar Islands India, Location Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Map of Andaman-India.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India, with Port Blair as its capital.
Some of the islands in Andaman and Nicobar are hilly in places, covered with tropical jungle and with flat stretches of beaches.
www.mapsofindia.com /maps/andamanandnicobar   (298 words)

  
 The Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, also known as the Bay Islands, are a group of islands comprising of more than 300 islands, the great majority of which are uninhabited, being too small, with little or no water.
Finally it also must be realised that Andaman and Nicobar Islands are at a distance from the main land and as such the Lines of Communication are long and vulnerable.
The defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a work, which was long over due and is a must read for the country's policy makers as well as the soldier.
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 Tourism of India - States of India - Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The islands form the peaks of a vast submerged mountain range that extends for almost 1000 km between Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Sumatra.
Until the beginnings of colonial rule, the Andamans were populated mainly by Andamanese, indigenous tribes of Negrito origin who practice food-gathering, hunting, honey-collecting and fishing, and are the only tribe on the islands who freely accept contact with the outside world.
However, the majority of the 300,000 people on the Andamans are mainlanders or their descendants who live in and around the capital of Port Blair on South Andaman.
www.tourismofindia.com /sts/standaman.htm   (376 words)

  
 Andaman Nicobar Islands, India
The indigenous tribes are distinguished in two groups: the Onge, Sentinelese, Jarawa and Andamanese of Negroid descent living on the Andaman Islands and the Shompen and Nicobarese of Mongoloid descent living in the Nicobar Islands.
The Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands has a vast forest resource base with 7,171 sq km of the total area of island covered by forests.
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.
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 ANDAMAN Nicobar Islands Beaches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an archipelago of 572 islands, are located in the Bay of Bengal.
The northern group is the Andaman and the southern group is the Nicobar Islands.
Though situated in the tropics, the islands have a pleasant temperate climate, due to the sea breeze blowing in continuously.
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Though the two island groups were home to various Negrito and Mongoloid tribes for centuries, they remained largely untouched by the outside world until the days of the British Raj.
Little Andaman Island, the vegetable bowl of the archipelago along with Neil Island, has a beautiful beach at Butler Bay, a waterfall and an oil palm plantation.
Much of the isles of Andamans is still virgin through which gaudy feathered birds and monkeys swing; bordering marvellous beaches are azure waters guarded by coral reefs, through which jewel-bright fish dart and glide.
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 andaman and nicobar islands map and map of andaman and nicobar islands information page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It's recorded that Marco Polo was the first official visitor to the beautiful Andaman and Nicobar islands, a tropical archipelago of 572 islands.
Relative Location The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in both the eastern and northern hemispheres.
They're positioned in the Indian Ocean, and bordered by the Andaman Sea and the southern reaches of the Bay of Bengal, between India and Burma (Myanmar).
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/asia/andaman.htm   (629 words)

  
 ASC - Seismicity of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located near the boundary of the Indian plate and the Burmese Microplate.
The Andaman Trench marks this boundary and lies in the Bay of Bengal to the west of the archipelago (Blue teethed line).
The first of these was in 1881, in the Andaman Sea, near the Nicobar Islands and the second, off the west coast of Middle Andaman Island in June 1941.
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 Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Indian Navy
The hydrographic survey and navigational charts of certain islands of Andaman and Nicobar group was carried out by the Indian Navy in 1957-58.
In 1969, logistic facilities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were planned in consultation with other ministries.
The Andaman and Nicobar naval establishments were put under the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
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And it is also the rich floras and faunas of the islands that enthrall the hearts of the visitors.
Coconut-palm, casuarina and pandanus are abundant in this island.
Port Blair, the capital of the island is connected with Chennai and Calcutta by air.
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 Baha'i World News Service - Jubilee becomes major talking point
PORT BLAIR, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 7 January 2004 (BWNS) -- Celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Faith here became the talk of the islands as local dignitaries attended special events, and the media provided extensive coverage.
Afshin from Panchgani in India, Mehrzad Akhtarkhavari, secretary of the Spiritual Assembly of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Mr.
The population is spread among 40 of the 540 islands in the group.
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 Andaman Nicobar Islands
Floating in splendid isolation, East of the Indian mainland is the archipelago of the 572 emerald Islands, isles and rocks known as Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
These undulating Islands are covered with dense forests and endless varieties of exotic flora and fauna.
The sandy beaches on the edge of meandering coastline of the Islands are fringed with coconut palms that sway to the rhythm of the sea.
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