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Port Blair
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Area : 1841 sq.
kms.
Altitude: 642 mts.
Nicobar Islands:
Comprising of 28 islands the Nicobar group of islands is separated
from the Andamans by the Ten Degree Channel. These islands abounded
in palm coconut and casurina trees. Great Nicobar is the largest
island of this group and Pygmalion Point now known as Indira Point
is the southern most tip of the islands. The islands, including
Katchal with a large rubber plantation, Nancowry harbour and
Campbell Bay (Gt. Nicobar).
Car Nicobar:
The northern most islands in the Nicobar group. The significant
tribal population lives in distinctive huts which look like large
thatched domes which are raised on stilts about 2 mts. high and are
entered through the floor. The Nicobarese enjoy wrestling but are
best known for their love of music. Villages still participate in
competitions of traditional unaccompanied singing and dancing which
mark every festivity. |
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