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  Trinket
Trinket Island is one of the islands located in the centralNicobars (commonly called the Nancowry group of islands) and is anarrow, long and almost flat island with an area of 3626 hectares(Forest Department sources).
Trinket is surrounded byabout 303 hectares of mangroves and densely populated corals thatprovide a suitable habitat for tropical biodiversity.
The nearest islands from Trinket are the islands of Nancowry andKamorta.
www.nicobar.org /BOOK/scientificpapers/pap_sjs_trinket/sci_trinket.htm   (10528 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
As Trinket and Knuckles are running past the ruins in the jungle a figure of a girl is seen by the temple.
When they finally arive Trinket sees that the island is in the middle of the ocean and she asks, "Um, Knuckles.
Then as she flew off toward the Island she turned around and waved to Knuckles saying, "See you on the other side." "Girls." Knuckles murmered to himself as he jumped off the side off the cliff and started to glide over to his island.
www.netraptor.org /fanfics/retroTheStorm2.txt   (618 words)

  
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands- TOURISM (Rutland Island, Chiriya Tapu, The Viper Island etc)
The Viper Island, near Haddo Wharf, is at the mouth of Port Blair harbour is on 69 acres crescent shaped place.
It is known as Viper Island because of the presence of Viper snakes in the past.
It is the most developed Island with an area of 175sq.kms and the majority of the population are Scheduled Tribe.
www.webindia123.com /territories/andaman/tourism/tour2.htm   (417 words)

  
 Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprise 572 islands (all land masses in both low and high tides) out of which 38 are inhabited, both by people from the mainland and indigenous tribes.
The Great Nicobar and Car Nicobar islands were the worst hit among all the islands because of their proximity to the quake and relative flatness.
The natives of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are endangered tribal groups, such as the Jarawa, the Sentinelese, the Shompen, the Onge and the Andamanese.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_in_India   (1674 words)

  
 JesusChristIndia.com - 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami Information and Resources
Malé, the capital island of Maldives was severely hit.Despite a lag of up to several hours between the earthquake and the impact of the tsunamis, nearly all of the victims were taken completely by surprise.
Island folklore recounted an earthquake and tsunami in 1907 and the islanders fled to inland hills after the initial shaking — before the tsunami struck.
One fifth of the population of the Nicobar Islands is said to be dead, injured or missing.
www.jesuschristindia.com /Indian_tsunami_info.html   (4763 words)

  
 Nicobar Association, The Nicobar Islands
This one was photographed 2004 on Trinket island.
Photo courtesy of the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IRRS), Government of India Dehradun Closeup of a typical Nicobarese house, on Trinket island.
The islands then were one of the remotest possessions of the British Crown.
www.andaman.org /NICOBAR/book/photoalbum/Nicophotos.htm   (351 words)

  
 WindsoverNicobars
The densely clustered Andaman islands and the widelyscattered Nicobar islands are separated by the 10 degree channel(situated on the 10 degree latitude) which is known for its notorioussea currents where many a small vessels have disappeared into thedepths of the ocean in the past.
The first island in the northern group is that of Car Nicobar, themost densely populated in all the islands of Nicobars and also nowthe district headquarter.
Chaura is the only island in the entire Nicobar groupof islands that mastered the art of making fine pottery and canoes.Besides, it carried a fearful reputation for possessing immensemagical skills which forbade anyone in the Nicobars from making orusing any other pottery other than that made in Chaura.
www.nicobar.org /BOOK/scientificpapers/pap_sjs_wind/pap_wind.htm   (5401 words)

  
 Resource Mapping and Development of Livestock Intensification Index for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Theses islands are also called emerald islands and are widely known for their panoramic beauty, clean environment and unpolluted beaches.
Andaman group of islands have 24 inhabited islands and Nicobar group have 12 inhabited islands.
The islands close to 1 are resource rich and most suitable for livestock production enhancement activities and islands having a score close to 0 are resource poor and unsuited for intensification activities.
www.gisdevelopment.net /application/miscellaneous/mi04120abs.htm   (289 words)

  
 TheSims2.com - Exchange Story Detail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Trinket had also grown used to the stares she got while walking in the local park with Josh's pram.
Trinket was left standing alone in her new room with only her sleeping son.
Trinket was happy with herself, because she was sure that Lee would want to kiss her again.
thesims2.ea.com /exchange/story_detail.php?asset_id=25979   (3662 words)

  
 Planet Ark
Shifts in tectonic plates have submerged India's southernmost point, split one island in two, destroyed beaches and villages, fuelled social pressures and even threatened the habitat of an ancient and isolated tribe of hunter-gatherers.
The nearby island of Trinket has split in two, one of six islands which have been evacuated.
Anthropologists are worried the Sentinelese, an ancient and endangered tribe of hunter-gatherers living in near total isolation on the island, will struggle to fish in the rougher, deeper waters which now surround most of their territory.
www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=29762   (636 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | South Asia | Fears rise for Andaman thousands
The administrator of the island chain, Lieutenant Governor Ram Kapse, said he feared as many as 10,000 people could be buried in sand and mud across the islands.
He told the Press Trust of India that one inhabited island, Trinket, was cut in two by the impact of the tsunami.
On Middle Andaman island, lava is reported to be spewing near Baratang town, 100km (60 miles) from Port Blair.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/south_asia/4134751.stm   (516 words)

  
 The Hindu : National : Katchal — now a picture of devastation
At sunrise on January 1, 2000, picturesque Katchal island was in the news.
The agriculture pattern on the island has to be changed to promote vegetable, spices and banana cultivation as a coconut tree takes about seven years to yield income.
Admitting that the distance from the mainland and lack of communication facilities was a problem, he said 22,000 men from the armed forces were involved in the relief operations, 10,000 for Katchal alone.
www.hindu.com /2005/02/18/stories/2005021803791200.htm   (518 words)

  
 Thousands gone from Nicobar Islands, and it will never be the same - Asia Tsunami - www.smh.com.au
Fatima Bibi, 72, is Queen of the Nancowries, a collection of low-lying islands in the middle of the Nicobar chain which took the full onslaught of the tsunami.
Trinket Island was cut in three by the sea and has been abandoned by its 450 people, as has tiny Kondul where 38 of 150 residents died.
Despite the pervasive smell of putrefaction, survivors picked through the village, salvaging planks and iron for use in their camps among the coconut and banana groves in the centre of the island, which at its highest point is still only 12 metres above sea level.
www.smh.com.au /news/Asia-Tsunami/Thousands-gone-from-Nicobar-Islands-and-it-will-never-be-the-same/2005/01/11/1105423492515.html?from=moreStories   (929 words)

  
 IHDP Update Issue 1/2003
One such example of an externally driven transition is the island of Trinket in the Nicobar Archipelago in the Bengal Sea.
These minerals are partly used on the island as building materials but most of the sand is exported to neighbouring islands for construction of government headquarters.
Trinket follows the pattern of an externally driven transition and transformation, which is representative for the global South.
www.ihdp.uni-bonn.de /html/publications/update/update1_03/IHDPUpdate01_03_Singh.htm   (1411 words)

  
 The Great Earthquake and Tsunami of 26 December 2004 in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean - Prelimiminary Report by ...
Map of Sumatra showing Simeulue Island to the west near the epicenter of the 26 December 2004 earthquake where uplift and elongation of the island were observed and reported.
Entire islands have been The waves literally washed away some of these islands, and there were reports that the island of Trinket had split in two.
Thirteen islands have been abandoned because all buildings were destroyed and the fresh water supply was contaminated by the sea.
www.drgeorgepc.com /Tsunami2004Indonesia.html   (6022 words)

  
 Times of Oman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
There has been little contact with most of the islands — many days from the nearest help — since Sunday, but authorities fear at least 7,000 residents are dead and 8,500-10,500 more are missing on two islands alone.
Most of the Andaman and Nicobar islands are not inhabited, but many of the roughly three dozen that are have no high ground to escape a tsunami.
On Car Nicobar island, one of the worst hit, authorities fear at least 6,000 of the 30,000 residents are dead.
www.timesofoman.com /print.asp?newsid=8716   (658 words)

  
 Scuba diving news from South Africa and Worldwide destinations: Quake reformed Indian islands' geography
India's government says more than 7 000 people lost their lives when the tsunami struck the remote island chain on the morning of December 26, although independent experts on the archipelago put the figure significantly higher, at between 10 000 and 12 000 deaths.
The navy's chief hydrographer, Rear Admiral BR Rao, said land from the islands' capital Port Blair to the north had gone up, whereas land to the south had sunk.
Such were the forces unleashed on December 26 that the islands have not just titled but also moved between one and four metres, said Surveyor-General of India Dr Prithvish Nag.
divesouthafrica.blogspot.com /2005/03/quake-reformed-indian-islands.html   (748 words)

  
 Andaman & Nicobar Islands Environmental Team (ANET)- Times Foundation - Indiatimes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Nicobar Group of Islands, separated from the Andaman Islands by the '10 degree' channel, are very remote islands and they have been impacted the most by the Tsunami.
On the worst hit Katchal Island, where more than 4500 people lost their lives and 1600 people are living in relief camps, the island is administered by a volunteer special relief officer on deputation from New Delhi, 2 PWD engineers and a handful of policeman.
Government employees present on the islands at the time of the disaster were initially evacuated and most now refuse to rejoin duty.
timesfoundation.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1020219.cms   (737 words)

  
 Tsunami Reports 01
The islands that have suffered the greatest number of casualties are the Islands of Car Nicobar and Katchal, which are inhabited by the tribal Nicobaris, most of whom are Anglicans.
The other islands such as Little Andaman, Great Nicobar and some islands in Nancowry Group of islands have also suffered losses in terms of human casualties, and huge losses in terms of land and property.
This is also happening on the island of Port Blair where the roads are being inundated by the waters of the rising tide, and consequently the traffic gets disrupted, and many houses are marooned in the water.
www.50plus.at /solidaritaet/tsunami-reports-01.htm   (2033 words)

  
 A queen leaves her shattered island realm - Asia tsunami - www.theage.com.au
Fatima Bibi, 72, is queen of the Nancowries, a collection of low-lying islands in the middle of the Nicobar chain, which faced the full onslaught of the tsunamis.
Last Saturday, the queen and her family were flown from their tiny capital on Camorta Island by an Indian air force helicopter and taken to Port Blair, capital of the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
The queenly title was bestowed on Fatima's grandmother, a Nicobarese woman called Islon, by a grateful British government during World War I when this corner of the Indian Ocean, near the entrance to the strategic Malacca Strait, became an ambush point for German raiders.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2005/01/11/1105423487925.html   (559 words)

  
 A CHOLERA EPIDEMIC AMONG THE NICOBARESE TRIBE OF NANCOWRY, ANDAMAN, AND NICOBAR, INDIA -- SUGUNAN et al. 71 (6): 822 -- ...
Islands, which lie close to the route of this spread, were not
Map of the Nancowry group of islands of India showing the dates on which the outbreak started in each village during the cholera outbreak in October–November 2002.
Shigella infections among children in Andaman, an archipelago of tropical islands in Bay of Bengal.
www.ajtmh.org /cgi/content/full/71/6/822   (2923 words)

  
 Thottbot World of Warcraft: Smoking Heart of the Mountain
It's a trinket with decent fire resistance on it; imagine what the material cost of this would be if it wasn't BoP...
Since there are several other trinkets that offered much better fire resist, this formula was dirt cheap, i paid 8g at the time, but I saw the formula sell for cheaper.
Once I got it so it was looking like I was going to land right on the island and had to cancel it mid flight and drop into the lava nearby.
www.thottbot.com /?i=10516   (2096 words)

  
 RPG Expert - World of Warcraft - Easy Compass Trinket: Part One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This guide will explain where, and how to easily obtain a trinket for you and your group, and it can be done in minutes if you know what to expect, and this article will do just that!
Yes the island is inhabited by a bloodthirsty level 50 elite giant named Mok'Rash.
If that isn't enough, here is a picture of the island, the green circle is where Mok'rash is located.
www.rpgexpert.com /4099.html   (619 words)

  
 ChaosAcrossAmerica - View topic - Baker Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century.
In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned.
Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.
www.chaosacrossamerica.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=187   (388 words)

  
 Multiplay UK Forums - More Deck Advice Needed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This deck used trinket mage and vedalken mastermind to repeatedly tutor for one drop artifacts.
Fleshing out the deck are some flyers, some counters and bounce and the lovely silent arbiter, which helps slow things down so you can survive long enough to achieve lock.
Trinket Mage Nice ability, but only any point in running him if we go with the Grinding Station and have enough 1-cost artifacts.
forums.multiplay.co.uk /showthread.php?threadid=32912   (2964 words)

  
 The Fox Hunt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
As Trinket followed the footprints all of the sudden," This can’t be good.
So I might as well do the same." Trinket said as she clicked her heels to activate her jet boots.
This has to be where Tails is." She followed the footprints around the island and finally into a cave.
www.netraptor.org /fanfics/retroTheStorm6.html   (403 words)

  
 Some Facts about 26 Dec
Due to rupturing/subsidence/inundation in this region some of the islands are reported to have split in 2-3 parts.
Four small islands were formed due to eruption of mud volcanoes.
Land deformation in Andaman-Nicobar islands and eyewitness accounts of time and amplitude of waves and their land incursions need to be documented.
www.bestindia.com /jgsi/RastogiBK.htm   (3586 words)

  
 Full 'O Roses Pottery China Porcelain Dresser Box, Jewelry Box or Trinket Box at Abe Silverman's Antique Silver Shop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Contemporary fine porcelain or pottery china round dresser box,  powder box, jewelry box or trinket box in a creamy white color with roses on the box and the lid and a gold-colored decorative band of trim from International Silver Company.
This fine little box would look wonderful on a vanity or bedside table to hold small trinkets or jewelry and has a wonderful Victorian era look about it.  The container is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or crazing.
Very clean on the inside - seems to have never been used.  This darling floral rose trinket box measures 4" in diameter, 2-1/4" high, 1-1/2" high to the rim and weighs 10 ounces.  Unmarked as to maker.
www.abesilverman.com /A846.html   (223 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The IAF is also providing assistance in rebuilding roads and restoring electricity and communications by airlifting heavy equipment and machinery to the affected areas.Senior IAF officials are visiting the affected areas to oversee relief operations.
While there were some cases of diarrhoea at the camps, no major outbreak was reported, said the statement.As a precautionary measure, however, Unicef plans to provide Tamil Nadu with two "cholera-kits" with drugs and materials to treat up to 1,300 people in the event of an outbreak, it said.
On Bambooflat island, a short ferry ride from the islands' capital Port Blair, about 2,000 families desperate for food and shelter were waiting for help, and some were growing angry."There is no food, no kerosene, no matches, no rice," said rice farmer J.L. Tak.
www.theshillongtimes.com /A-3-Jan.html   (6017 words)

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