Car Nicobar

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coral island island

Car Nicobar is a low-lying, predominantly flat coral island in the Nicobar district of India, known for its indigenous Nicobarese community and coconut-fringed coastline.

Aliases (1)

Car Nicobarese ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coral island → island →
administeredBy	Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands →
climate	tropical →
coastlineFeature	coconut-fringed beaches →
country	India →
economy	coconut cultivation → fishing →
elevation	low-lying →
ethnicGroup	Nicobarese →
geologicalType	coral formation →
governedAs	tehsil of Nicobar district →
hasAirport	Car Nicobar Air Force Base →
hasCulturalPractice	communal land ownership → traditional Nicobarese huts on stilts →
hasIndigenousCommunity	Nicobarese people →
hasLegislativeConstituency	Car Nicobar (ST) Assembly constituency →
hasSettlement	Big Lapathy → Chukchucha → Kima → Lapathy → Malacca → Mus village → Perka → Sawai → Small Lapathy → Tamalu → Teetop →
hitBy	2004 Indian Ocean tsunami →
locatedIn	Andaman and Nicobar Islands → Bay of Bengal → Nicobar district →
nearestLargeIslandGroup	Andaman Islands →
partOf	Nicobar Islands →
populationGroup	Scheduled Tribe →
postalCodePrefix	7443 →
primaryLanguage	Nicobarese language →
primaryReligion	Christianity →
suffered	severe damage in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami →
surroundedBy	Indian Ocean →
telephoneCode	03192 →
timeZone	Indian Standard Time →
topography	predominantly flat →
transport	served by sea from Port Blair →
usedBy	Indian Air Force →
utcOffset	+05:30 →
vegetation	coconut plantations →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nicobar district →	administrativeCenter
Nicobar Islands →	capital
Nicobar district →	containsIslandGroup
Nicobarese ("Car Nicobarese") →	hasDialect
Nicobar district →	hasHeadquarters
Nicobar Islands →	hasIsland
Andaman and Nicobar Islands →	hasMajorIsland
Nicobar district →	hasMajorSettlement
Nicobarese languages ("Car Nicobarese") →	hasSubgroup
Nicobar Islands →	largestSettlement