Andaman Islands

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The Andaman Islands are a remote Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for their indigenous tribes, tropical forests, and coral-fringed beaches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
administeredBy Andaman and Nicobar Islands
surface form: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (union territory)

Government of India
borderedBy Andaman Sea NERFINISHED
capital Port Blair
climate tropical
contains Baratang Island NERFINISHED
Barren Island
Cellular Jail
Havelock Island NERFINISHED
Interview Island
Little Andaman Island NERFINISHED
Middle Andaman Island NERFINISHED
Narcondam Island
Neil Island NERFINISHED
North Andaman Island NERFINISHED
Ritchie’s Archipelago
South Andaman Island NERFINISHED
country India
elevation 732 metres
ethnicGroup Great Andamanese
Jarawa
Onge
Sentinelese
hasHighestPoint Saddle Peak
historicalUse British penal colony
knownFor coral reefs
coral-fringed beaches
ecotourism
indigenous tribes
marine biodiversity
tropical rainforests
language Bengali
Hindi
Nicobarese
surface form: Nicobarese (in some areas)

Tamil
Telugu
locatedIn Indian Ocean
Port Blair
locatedInBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedOn South Andaman Island NERFINISHED
majorEconomicActivity fishing
tourism
partOf Andaman and Nicobar Islands
protectedArea Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
Mount Harriet National Park
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
surface form: Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
separatedFrom Nicobar Islands
separatedFromBy Ten Degree Channel

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North Andaman Island archipelago Andaman Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman archipelago
Sentinelese archipelago Andaman Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman Islands archipelago
Ongan languages arealGroup Andaman Islands
this entity surface form: Andamanese language area
Onge ethnicGroupOf Andaman Islands
Sumatra subduction zone extendsFrom Andaman Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman Islands region
Andaman Sea hasIslandGroup Andaman Islands
Cari historicalTerritory Andaman Islands
subject surface form: Cari language
this entity surface form: northwestern Andaman Islands
Khora indigenousTo Andaman Islands
Andaman Sea locatedBetween Andaman Islands
Jarawa locatedIn Andaman Islands
Middle Andaman Island locatedIn Andaman Islands
Sentinelese locatedIn Andaman Islands
Viper Island locatedIn Andaman Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman archipelago
Royal Indian Navy mutiny location Andaman Islands
Car Nicobar nearestLargeIslandGroup Andaman Islands
subject surface form: Campbell Bay
Andaman district partOf Andaman Islands
Little Andaman Island partOf Andaman Islands
Little Andaman Island partOf Andaman Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman archipelago
Middle Andaman Island partOf Andaman Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman archipelago
North Andaman Island partOf Andaman Islands
North and Middle Andaman district partOf Andaman Islands
Ritchie’s Archipelago partOf Andaman Islands
South Andaman Island partOf Andaman Islands
Viper Island partOf Andaman Islands
this entity surface form: Andaman archipelago
Cari region Andaman Islands
subject surface form: Cari language
Great Andamanese region Andaman Islands
Jarawa region Andaman Islands
this entity surface form: Western coast of Andaman Islands
North Andaman Island region Andaman Islands
this entity surface form: northern Andaman Islands
Andaman Hindi spokenIn Andaman Islands
Bo spokenIn Andaman Islands
subject surface form: Bo (Great Andamanese language)
Khora spokenIn Andaman Islands