Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a pristine archipelago with crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches, and rich marine life. A tropical paradise for beach lovers and scuba divers.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Overview
Tropical Paradise in the Bay of Bengal
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a pristine archipelago with crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches, and rich marine life. A tropical paradise for beach lovers and scuba divers.
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Key facts
- Area
- 8,249 sq km
- Capital
- Port Blair
- Languages
- Hindi, English, Bengali
Popular cities in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Port Blair
Havelock Island
Baratang
Campbell Bay
Car Nicobar
Chidiya Tapu
Diglipur
Great Nicobar
Popular stays in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Sinclairs Bay View
Emerald Gecko
Sentinel
Munjoh
Peerless Resort
Hotel resort
Island Vinnie's Tropical Cabanas
Dolphin Resort
Hornbill Nest resort
Arvind International
Attractions
The sights that define the state.
Port Blair Cellular Jail
Historic colonial prison from independence era
Samudrika Museum
Naval museum with maritime history
North Bay Island
Snorkeling and coral reefs
Ross Island
Historic British colonial island
Radhanagar Beach
Famous beach on Havelock Island, Asia's best beach
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is a national park of India near Wandoor on the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.The park was created on 24 May 1983 under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 to protect marine life such as the corals and nesting sea turtles prevalent in the area. It was placed under the protection of the Chief Wildlife Warden of the forest department of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and it is open creeks running through the park area were a special attraction.
Campbell Bay National Park
Campbell Bay National Park is a national park in India, located on the island of Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean some 190 km to the north of Sumatra. It was gazetted as a national park of India in 1992, and forms part of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. The park has an approximate area of some 426 km2, and is separated from the smaller Galathea National Park by a 12-km wide forest buffer zone. The climate is humid and warm.It was designated in 1992.
Howrah Bridge
The Howrah Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the two cities of Howrah and Kolkata (Calcutta). On 14 June 1965, it was renamed Rabindra Setu after the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was the first Indian and Asian Nobel laureate. It is still popularly known as the Howrah Bridge.
Galathea National Park
Galathea National Park is a National Park located in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located on the island of Great Nicobar in the Nicobar Islands, which lie in the eastern Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal).The total area of this park is some 110 square kilometres, and it was gazetted as a National Park of India in 1992. Galathea forms part of what has been designated as the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the larger Campbell Bay National Park, separated from Galathea by a 12-km forest buffer zone.
Mount Harriett National Park
Mount Manipur National Park is a national park located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India. The park, established in 1969, covers about 4.62 km2 (18.00 mi2). Mount Harriet (383 metres (1,257 ft)), which is part of the park, is the third-highest peak in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago next to Saddle Peak (732 metres (2,402 ft)) in North Andaman and Mount Thullier (568 metres (1,864 ft)) in Great Nicobar.
Andaman Cellular Jail
Andaman Cellular Jail (Kālā Pānī), also known as Black Water, was a colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The prison was used by the British government for exiling political prisoners during India's independence struggle. Notable activists including Vinayak Damodar Savarkar were imprisoned here. Today it serves as a national memorial monument. Wikidata: Q3345501. Wikipedia: en:Cellular Jail. Image: Front View of Cellular Jail via Wikimedia Commons.
Samudrika marine museum
Samudrika Naval Marine Museum is a museum situated near the Andaman Teal House at Port Blair in India, designed to create awareness on various aspects of the oceanic environment. The museum is run by the Indian Navy. The museum has five sections presenting history of Andaman Islands, geographical information, people of Andaman, archaeology, and marine life. It also houses a vast collection of cells, corals and a few species of colourful fishes of the sea around the islands.