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There is no adventure than Diving. Diving offers something new for everyone.
Andaman & Nicobar Island is one of the best place for diving. |
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Amazing Facts about Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
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Almost 90 % of the land area of the A & N Islands is covered with rich forest cover, probably the most area (in % terms) covered among all the states
in the country.
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There are around 572 scattered islands out of which only around 37 are inhabited. The rest are without human population.
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The A & N Islands have probably the longest coast line (around 2000 km) among all the states. In fact, it represents almost one fourth of total coast
line of India. Because, it is surrounded by sea on both and in fact on all sides.
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The islands are the home for the endangered primitive tribes who have survived for thousands of centuries and continue to survive till today.
They include the Great Andamanese, Onges, Jarawas, Sentinelese, Shompens.
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Dugong, an endangered marine mammal, also known as Sea Cow, has been reported from Ritchie”s Archipelago, North Reef, Little Andaman and parts of Nicobars.
This mammal is unique to A & N Islands and is the state animal.
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Andaman Padauk is a tall deciduous tree found only in Andaman. It grows upto height of 120 feet. The timber is highly valued for making furniture.
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The islands have about 25 harbours, probably the largest number in the country.
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The southern most point of India is popularly mistaken to be ‘Kanyakumari’ in Tamil Nadu State. In fact, the southern most point is in Campbell Bay,
called as “Indira Point”.
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The islands are a rich and fascinating blend of what is the best of India, a heady mix of religions, languages, cultures and beliefs.
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The A & N Islands are very much an integral part of India but distance wise they are much closer to Indonesia and Burma than to mainland India.
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