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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 571 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about 150 km (93 mi) north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated from Thailand and Myanmar by the Andaman Sea.
1. The names ‘Andaman’ and ‘Nicobar’ are taken from the Malay Language
2. The most widely spoken language on the islands is not Andamanese or Nicobarese
3. Katchal Island received the first sun rise of the millenium
4. The largest sea turtles in the world nest here
5. North Sentinel Island is home to one of the most isolated paleolithic tribes of the world
6. Dugong, the gentle sea cow, is the state animal of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
7. Pandunus or Nicobar Breadfruit is a rare fruit found and widely eaten in Nicobar
8. Commercial fishing is banned in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
9. The only active volcano in India, the Barren Island, is present in Andaman Islands
10. The largest living arthropod in the world, Birgus Latro or Robber crab, resides here
11. The extremely narrow limestone Alfred Caves are home to Swiftlet birds that make edible nests
12. The 20 rupee note depicts a scene from Andaman and Nicobar islands
13. A penal settlement, including the dreaded Kala Pani Jail (Cellular Jail), was established here by the British after.
14. Baratang in Andaman is the only place in India with mud volcanoes
15. Jal Hans, India’s first commercial seaplane was launched in the Andaman Islands
16. Ross Island was once an important headquarter for the British and the Japanese.
17. At Havelock Island, one can kayak through dense mangroves to reach the open sea
18. India’s southernmost point, the Indira Point, subsided by 4.25 metres during the 2004 Tsunami
19. Little Andaman has two island waterfalls, White Surf Falls and Whisper Waves, that are straight out of a story book
20. Andaman and Nicobar Island has India’s first and only joint tri-service defence command
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