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The Andaman Islands are home to a number of animals, many of them endemic. Andaman & Nicobar islands are home to 10% of all Indian fauna species. [46] The islands are only 0.25% of the country's geographical area, but has 11,009 species, according to a publication by the Zoological Survey of India. [46]
The Homfreyganj massacre was a massacre of suspected spies during World War II in the occupied Andaman Islands. On January 30, 1944, 44 Indian civilians, suspected of spying, were put to death by the Japanese. [1] They were all shot dead at point-blank range. The majority of the victims were members of the Indian Independence League. [2]
The European colonisation on the islands began when settlers from the Danish East India Company arrived on the Nicobar Islands on 12 December 1755. [16] On 1 January 1756, the Nicobar Islands were made into a Danish colony, first named Nye Danmark (New Denmark) and later Frederiksøerne (Frederick's Islands). [ 17 ]
The base was commanded by a Resident Naval Officer (RNO). With the establishment of subsequent garrisons in the islands, the post was upgraded to Naval Officer-in-charge Andaman & Nicobar (NOIC A&N). [2] The naval establishments were under the command of the Eastern Naval Command during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. In October 1976, the ...
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Port Blair (pronunciation ⓘ), officially named Sri Vijaya Puram, [4] is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. It is also the local administrative sub-division of the islands, the headquarters for the district of South Andaman, and the territory's only notified town.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday moved the Cayman Islands and other destinations into its “level 4” travel advisory, which includes destinations it considers to have ...
New islands in the Andaman archipelago are expected to open for tourism related activities. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are promoted as an eco tourism destination. The major activities currently present in the islands are Scuba Diving, Sea Walking, Parasailing, Kayaking, Game Fishing, Semi submarine, Glass bottom boat ride and Night cruising.