Great Nicobar Island

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island populated place tropical island

Great Nicobar Island is the southernmost and largest island of India’s Nicobar group, known for its dense tropical forests, rich biodiversity, and strategic location near the Malacca Strait.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Great Nicobar 2
Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar 1
Great Nicobar group 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
populated place ⓘ
tropical island ⓘ
country India ⓘ
countryBorder Indonesia ⓘ
surface form: Indonesia (maritime)
governedBy Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Administration
hasBiodiversityStatus biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dense tropical forests ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
hasClimate tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Andaman Sea ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
hasConservationDesignation Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO biosphere reserve (Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve)
hasEcosystem tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Nicobarese ⓘ
surface form: Nicobarese people

Shompen people ⓘ
hasFauna Nicobar megapode ⓘ
giant robber crab ⓘ
saltwater crocodile ⓘ
various sea turtle species ⓘ
hasFlora evergreen forests ⓘ
mangrove forests ⓘ
hasLandUse forestry ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasNaturalHazard earthquakes ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ
hasPoint Indira Point ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Campbell Bay National Park ⓘ
Galathea National Park ⓘ
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
hasSettlement Campbell Bay ⓘ
Laxmi Nagar ⓘ
surface form: Gandhi Nagar

Laxmi Nagar ⓘ
Shastri Nagar ⓘ
hasStrategicLocation near shipping lanes to Malacca Strait ⓘ
hasTransportFacility Campbell Bay airport ⓘ
Campbell Bay town ⓘ
surface form: harbour at Campbell Bay
largestIslandOf Nicobar Islands ⓘ
locatedIn Bay of Bengal ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory
near Strait of Malacca ⓘ
surface form: Malacca Strait

Sumatra ⓘ
partOf Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
Nicobar Islands ⓘ
southernmostPointOf India ⓘ
wasAffectedBy 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicobar district → containsIsland → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
Nicobar district → containsIslandGroup → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Nicobar
Shompen → ethnicGroupOf → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
Nicobar megapode → foundIn → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
INS Baaz → garrison → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar
Nicobar Islands → hasIsland → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Nicobar
Nicobar Islands → hasIslandGroup → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Nicobar group
Andaman and Nicobar Islands → hasMajorIsland → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
Indian Ocean → hasMajorIsland → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nicobar Islands
Campbell Bay National Park → locatedIn → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve → locatedIn → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
INS Baaz → locatedIn → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
Shompen → locatedIn → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
Galathea National Park → locatedOnCoastOf → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
Campbell Bay town → partOf → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
subject surface form: Campbell Bay
Galathea National Park → partOf → Great Nicobar Island ⓘ