Chowra Island, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

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Chowra Island, in the Nicobar district of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is a small, remote coral island known for its indigenous Nicobarese community and traditional seafaring culture.

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instanceOf coral island
island
administeredBy Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory government NERFINISHED
affectedBy 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami NERFINISHED
belongsTo Republic of India NERFINISHED
climate humid
tropical
country India
economy copra production
small-scale agriculture
subsistence fishing
ethnicGroup Nicobarese NERFINISHED
geologicalType coral formation
governedAs part of Nicobar district
hasLanguage Nicobarese languages NERFINISHED
hasReligion Christianity
indigenous animist beliefs
hasTraditionalCraft outrigger canoes
hasTraditionalKnowledge monsoon and currents-based navigation
star-based navigation
hazard tropical cyclones
tsunamis
inhabitedBy Nicobarese people NERFINISHED
knownFor canoe-building traditions
indigenous Nicobarese community
traditional navigation skills
traditional seafaring culture
locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Nicobar district NERFINISHED
partOf Nicobar Islands NERFINISHED
populationStatus remote community
sparsely populated
protectedStatus restricted area for non-residents
region Southeast Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED
sovereignState India NERFINISHED
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transport access mainly by boat
utcOffset +05:30

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Chowra geographicDistribution Chowra Island, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India