 About Andaman &
Nicobar
A bird's eye view
shows this cluster
of 350 small and
large island as
small, green speaks
staggered on the
vast blue waters.
Situated midway
between India and
Burma, in the Bay of
Bangal, the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands
were at one time
inhabited by various
tribes which
strongly resisted
any efforts at
civilization. some
of these tribes are
perhaps among the
oldest tribal
communities in the
world, and tourists
are prohibited from
establishing contact
with them. Owing to
prolonged isolation
they are somewhat
hostile and are also
under the danger of
catching infection
from outsiders.
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 Adventure Sports
Scuba Diving in
Andamans
Diving in Andamans
is a unique lifetime
experience. The
coastal water
surrounding theses
islands is the abode
of one of the
richest coral reef
ecosystem is the
world. The specialty
is that, here the
coral reefs and
underwater
formations are
undamaged by human
activity. Many of
the islands are
surrounded by
fringing reefs,
often several
hundred meters wide
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Excursion
Nicobar Island
The NIcobar Islands
are a chain of
nineteen islands
with car Nicobar as
the Headquaters of
the Nicobar
District. The
Islands are flat and
fertile and the main
attractions are the
thick coconut
groves, and the
local huts which are
built on stilts.
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General Information
Location
Located in
the Bay of Bengal,
this group of 572
islands lies 193 km
away from Cape
Negrais in Myanmar,
1255 km from
Calcutta, and 1190
km from Chennai. The
two important groups
of islets are
Ritchie's
Archipelago and
Labyrinth Islands.
The Nicobar Islands
are located to the
south of the
Andamans, 121 km
from the Little
Andaman Island. Of
the total 572
islands, only 36
islands are
inhabited. The
Islands are located
between the
latitudes 6° to 14°
North and longitudes
92° to 94° East.
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History
A clear history of
the Andaman &
Nicobar Islands can
be had only from a
British Survey of
these islands
conducted in 1777.
The Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
remained the abode
of the Negritos and
the Mongoloids
respectively, who
occupied the Islands
for centuries. These
islands remained
secluded from the
mainland till the
end of the 18th
Century when people
from the outside
world first arrived.
The history of these
islands could be
divided into four
broad periods the
period of seclusion
and piratical
disturbances.
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 Places to See
Bangaram Island
Situated in the Bay
of Bengal , the
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands are still
largely undiscovered
by mass tourism .
Part of India these
Islands extend into
Indonesian group of
Islands.
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