Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India. The name is often shortened to A & N Islands, or ANI.
The islands are in the Indian Ocean, in the southern part of the Bay of Bengal. The capital of this territory is the Andamanese town of Port Blair.
It is made of two island groups - the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands - separating the Andaman Sea to the east, from the Indian Ocean. These two groups are separated by the 10° N parallel, the Andamans lying to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobars to the south. The channel that separates ANI is the 10° degree channel. This islands have the only active volcano in India, Barren Island. These islands are also uninhabitated. It also has the lowest point in India, The Indira Point
The territory's population in the last (2001) census of India was 356,152. Added together, the total land area of the territory is around 6,496 km² or 2,508 mi², it is larger than the Palestinian territories but smaller than Georgia territory of Abkhazia.
Territorial symbols of Andaman and Nicobar
Columba palumboides, provincial bird
Manatee, provincial animal
Phalaenopsis speciosa, provincial flower
Pterocarpus dalbergioides, provincial tree
Andaman And Nicobar Islands Media
The Cholas used the islands as a naval base in 11th century CE to launch attacks in South East Asia
Andamanese fishing (c. 1870)
Surrender of the Japanese to Lt.Col. Nathu Singh, commander of the Rajput Regiment in 1945
Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Barren Island, the only active volcano in India
Tropical evergreen forests in the interior of the islands
Indian elephants were introduced in the 19th century to move timber
Nicobar pigeon, the closest living relative to the extinct Dodo
Dugong (Dugong dugon)
« Ianthoenas columboides » = Columba palumboides (Andaman Wood Pigeon)
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References
- ↑ "Andaman and Nicobar Administration". And.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Census of India Archived 14 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, 2011. Census Data Online, Population.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 16 July 2014. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "www.andaman.gov.in". Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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