Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a remote Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for their strategic location, indigenous tribes, and role as a former colonial penal settlement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
union territory of India
administrativeHead Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
borderedByWaterBody Andaman Sea
capital Port Blair
climate tropical
colonialPower British Empire
country India
economySector agriculture
fishing
tourism
governedAs union territory directly administered by the central government of India
hasAdministrativeCenter Port Blair
hasAirport Veer Savarkar International Airport
hasIndigenousPeople Great Andamanese
Jarawa
Nicobarese
surface form: Nicobarese people

Onge
Sentinelese
Shompen
hasMajorIsland Car Nicobar
Great Nicobar Island
Little Andaman Island
Middle Andaman Island
North Andaman Island
South Andaman Island
hasMilitaryCommand Andaman and Nicobar Command
India’s only tri-service command
hasPort Port Blair
surface form: Port Blair Port
hasProtectedArea Campbell Bay National Park
Campbell Bay National Park
surface form: Galathea National Park

Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
Ritchie’s Archipelago
hasRegion Andaman and Nicobar Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Andaman Islands

Andaman and Nicobar Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nicobar Islands
historicalSite Cellular Jail
knownFor former colonial penal settlement
indigenous tribes
strategic location in the Bay of Bengal
largestCity Port Blair
locatedIn Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
officialLanguage English
Hindi
partOf Indian maritime security architecture
India
surface form: Republic of India
spokenLanguage Bengali
Malayalam
Nicobarese
Tamil
Telugu
various Andamanese languages
strategicRole monitoring sea lanes of communication in the eastern Indian Ocean
timeZone Indian Standard Time
usedAs British penal colony
utcOffset +05:30

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Rangat locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Rangat countrySubdivision Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Rangat isPartOfUnionTerritory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Campbell Bay locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Havelock Island locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Havelock Island administrativeTerritory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory
Rampur locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
subject surface form: Rampur, Middle Andaman
Rampur administrativeTerritory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
subject surface form: Rampur, Middle Andaman
Rampur archipelago Andaman and Nicobar Islands
subject surface form: Rampur, Middle Andaman
Rampur hasJurisdiction Andaman and Nicobar Islands
subject surface form: Rampur, Middle Andaman
this entity surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (union territory of India)
Ross and Smith Islands locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ross and Smith Islands administrativeTerritory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory
Henry Lawrence Island locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Henry Lawrence Island administeredBy Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory
Middle Button Island locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Middle Button Island partOf Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Middle Button Island administrativeTerritory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
North Button Island locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
North Button Island administrativeTerritory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory
South Button Island locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
South Button Island administrativeTerritory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory
Lieutenant Governor existsIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
subject surface form: Lieutenant Governor (India)
Aka-Bo locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Raj Niwas locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Andaman and Nicobar Islands
subject surface form: Raj Niwas (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
Department of Revenue, Andaman and Nicobar Administration jurisdiction Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Andaman and Nicobar Administration jurisdiction Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Department of Rural Development, Andaman and Nicobar Administration locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Department of Fisheries, Andaman and Nicobar Administration jurisdiction Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Galathea Bay region locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Galathea Bay region administrativeTerritory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory
Botanical Survey of India operatesIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
North Reef Sanctuary locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
North Reef Sanctuary jurisdiction Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
North Reef Sanctuary countrySubdivision Andaman and Nicobar Islands
this entity surface form: Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands