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Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The territory consists of 836 islands and islets occupying an area of 8,249 km 2 (3,185 sq mi), of which only 31 are permanently inhabited. [36] The islands extend from 6° to 14° North latitudes and from 92° to 94° East longitudes. [37]
The Andaman colony became notorious with the murder of the Viceroy Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, on a visit to the settlement (8 February 1872), by a Pathan from Afghanistan, Sher Ali Afridi. In the same year, the two island groups Andaman and Nicobar, were united under a chief commissioner residing at Port Blair. [14]
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English: Location map of teh Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 101 %. Geographic limits of the map: N: 14.3° N;
For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
The Great Nicobar Development Plan is a massive infrastructure plan (including a major transshipment port, airport, and future strategic defense) for the southern tip of Great Nicobar Island, India. The plan has generated criticism over the consequences of deforestation and giant leatherback sea turtle nesting sites.
Date: 29 January 2015: Source: This file was derived from: Map of Nicobar and Andaman Islands-en.svgSelf-made in Inkscape. Based on the 1976 CIA Indian Ocean Atlas (File:Andaman nicobar 76.jpg); bathymetry and topography from SRTM30_PLUS.