The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India located in the Bay of Bengal. They are home to the Sentinelese people, who have no contact with the outside world. The islands have a humid tropical climate and diverse flora and fauna, including many endemic species. Popular tourist attractions include Cellular Jail, Ross Island, Havelock Island, and the Anthropological Museum in Port Blair.

1. ANDAMAN AND
NICOBAR ISLANDS

3. INTRODUCTION
◦THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS ARE THE
GROUP OF ISLANDS AT THE JUNCTURE OF THE BAY
OF BENGAL AND ANDAMAN SEA.
◦THEY ARE UNION TERRITORY OF INDIA.
◦THEY ARE HOME TO THE ONLY KNOWN PALEOLITHIC
PEOPLE , THE SENTINELESE PEOPLE , WHO HAVE NO
CONTACT WITH ANY OTHER PEOPLE.

4. HISTORY
◦ITS INITIAL HUMAN SETTLEMENT IS LOST IN HISTORY
◦ANTHROPOLOGISTS SAY STONE TOOL CRAFTERS
HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 2000 YEARS.
◦SCHOLARS OF HUMAN MIGRATION BELIEVE LOCAL
INDIGENOUS TRIBES HAVE ROOTS IN NEGRITO AND
MALAY ETHNIC GROUPS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

5. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
ISLANDS STATE INFORMATION.
◦ CAPITAL : PORT BLAIR
◦ DATE OF FORMATION : 1.NOV.1956.
◦ TOURIST ATTRACTION : CELLULAR JAIL, ROSS ISLAND, HACELOCK
ISLAND, MARINE MUSEUM.
◦ FESTIVAL: ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR TOURISM FESTIVAL, ETHNIC
TRIBAL FESTIVAL.
◦ LANGUAGES : HINDI, NICOBARESE, BENGALI, TAMIL, MALAYALAM,
TELGU.
◦ SIZE : 8,249 Sq. Km
◦ POPULATION : (CENSUS 2011): 380,381.

6. CLIMATE
◦ SEA BREEZE (TEMPERATURE) 23°C TO 31°
◦HUMIDITY – 80% ALL YEAR
◦MONSOON (WET) – MID MAY AND EARLY OCTOBER.
◦NORTHEAST (DRY) MONSOON – NOVEMBER AND
DECEMBER.

7. GEOGRAPHY
◦THE ISLAND FORM THE PRAK OF THE ARAKAN YOMA, A
MOUNTAIN RANGE THAT BEGINS IN WESTERN
MYANMAR (BUEMA) AND EXTENDS INTO THE OCEAN
RUNNING ALL THE WAY TO SUMATRA IN INDONESIA.
◦MAJORITY OF LAND AREA IS TAKEN UP BY THE
ANDAMAN AT 6408sq km.
◦NICOBAR(1841sq km) BEGINS 50KM SOUTH OF LITTLE
ANDAMAN.

8. FLORA AND FOUNA.
◦ ISOLATION OF ANDAMAN ISLAND LED TO THE EVOLUTION
OF MANY ENDEMIC PLANTS AND ANIMALS SPECIES OF 62
IDENTIFIED MAMMALS, 32 ARE UNIQUE TO THE ISLAND.
◦ AMONG THEM – WILD PIG, NICOBAR PEGION, EAGLE,
GORNBILLS, ETC.

9. FESTIVAL IN ANDAMAN
◦ THE 10 DAY ISLAND TOURISM FESTIVAL IS HELD IN PORT BLAIR,
USUALLY IN JANUARY.
◦ DANCE GROUP COME FROM SURROUNDING ISLANDS AND THE
MAINLAND AND THE VARIOUS CULTURAL PERFORMANCE ARE
HELD AT THE EXHIBITION COMPLEX.
◦ ONE OF THE MOST BIZZARE ASPECT IS THE ANDAMAN DOG SHOW,
FLOWER SHOW, BABY SHOW AND A FANCY DANCE COMPETITION.
◦ SUBHASH MELA IS HELD EVERY MONTH OF JANUARY ON
HAVELOCK TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF FREEDOM FIGHTER
SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE.

11. SIGHTS AND MUSEUM
1. ROSE ISLAND
◦ ROSS ISLANDS WAS FOUNDLY CALLED “PARIS OF EAST”.
◦ THERE IS A SMALL MUSEUM WITH HISTORICAL DISPLAYS AND
PHOTOS OF ROSES ISLAND IN ITS HEYDAY AND SAMLL PARK WHERE
RESIDENT DEER NIBBLE ON BUSHES .

12. HAVELOCK ISLAND
◦ WITH SNOW WHITE BEACHES, TEA SHALLOWS, DARK JUNGLE HILLS, A
COAST CRAMMED WITH BEACH HUTS AND BACKPACKERS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD HAVELOCK IS ONE OF THOSE BUDGET TRAVEL
TROPICAL GEMS.
◦ IT IS A POPULAR SPOT FOR SNORKELING AND DIVING.

13. ANTROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM.
◦ THE BEST MUSEUM IN PORT BLAIR PROVIDES A THROUGH AND
SYMPATHETIC PORTRAIT OF THE ISLAND INDIGENOIS TRIBAL
COMMUNITIES.

14. ACTIVITY IN ANDAMAN
◦SNORKELING
◦ HAVELOVK ISLAND IS ONE OF THE BEST AND
CERTAINLY EASIEST PLACE FOR SNORKELING AS
MANY ACCOMODATION PLACES ORGANISE.
◦DIVING
ANDAMAN CONSIDER ED AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S
GREAT DIVING LOCATION.