Nicobar Islands

E92275

archipelago island group

The Nicobar Islands are a remote archipelago in the eastern Indian Ocean, part of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory, known for their indigenous communities, tropical forests, and ecological sensitivity.

Aliases (2)

Central Nicobar Islands ×1
Nicobari ×1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → island group →
administeredAs	Nicobar district →
administeredBy	Government of India →
affectedBy	2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami →
borderedBy	Andaman Sea NERFINISHED →
capital	Car Nicobar →
climate	tropical →
country	India →
economy	areca nut cultivation → coconut cultivation → fishing → subsistence agriculture →
ecosystem	mangrove forest → tropical rainforest →
ethnicGroup	Nicobarese people → Shompen people →
hasAirport	Car Nicobar Air Force Base →
hasIsland	Bompoka → Car Nicobar → Chowra → Great Nicobar → Kamorta → Katchal → Little Nicobar → Nancowry → Teressa → Tillangchong → Trinket →
hasIslandGroup	Car Nicobar group → Great Nicobar group → Nancowry group →
hasProtectedArea	Campbell Bay National Park NERFINISHED → Galathea National Park → Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve →
indigenousPeople	Nicobarese people → Shompen people →
knownFor	biodiversity → ecological sensitivity → indigenous communities →
largestSettlement	Car Nicobar →
localLanguage	Nicobarese → Tamil →
locatedIn	Bay of Bengal region → Indian Ocean → Indian subcontinent maritime zone → Southeast Asia → eastern Indian Ocean →
militaryPresence	Indian Armed Forces →
naturalHazard	earthquakes → tsunamis →
near	Andaman Islands NERFINISHED →
nearestCountry	Indonesia →
nearestLargeIsland	Sumatra →
officialLanguage	English → Hindi →
partOf	Andaman and Nicobar Islands → Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory →
protectedStatus	restricted area for outsiders → tribal reserve areas →
religion	Animism → Christianity → Hinduism →
separatedFrom	Andaman Islands by Ten Degree Channel → Sumatra by Great Channel →
sovereignState	India →
strategicImportance	Indian Ocean maritime security → shipping lane proximity →
timeZone	Indian Standard Time →
transport	air transport → sea transport →
utcOffset	+05:30 →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Galathea National Park → Little Nicobar → Shompen →	locatedIn
Nancowry → Nicobarese → Nicobarese languages →	spokenIn
Car Nicobar → Great Nicobar Island →	partOf
Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands →	appliesToTerritory
Nicobar district →	comprises
Nicobar megapode →	endemicTo
Nicobar megapode ("Central Nicobar Islands") →	foundIn
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation →	geographicalScope
Nicobarese ("Nicobari") →	hasAlternativeName
Andaman Sea →	hasIslandGroup
Danish colonial empire →	hasPart
Nicobarese languages →	indigenousTo
Nicobarese →	isIndigenousTo
Great Nicobar Island →	largestIslandOf
Andaman Sea →	locatedBetween
Campbell Bay →	locatedInArchipelago
Austroasiatic →	region
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department →	regionServed
Andaman Islands →	separatedFrom