The Andaman & Nicobar are a group of picturesque Islands, big and small, inhabited and uninhabited, a total of 572 islands, islets and rocks lying in the South Eastern Part of the Bay of Bengal. They lie along an arc in long and narrow broken chain, approximately North-South over a distance nearly 800 kms. It is logical to presume a former land connection form Cape Negris at South part of Burma to Achin Head (Cape Pedro) in Andalas (Sumatra). The flora and fauna of these islands, however, indicate that this land connection if it existed, should have been prior to the development of their present life form.

The History

A clear history of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands can be had only from a British Survey of these islands conducted in 1777. The Andaman & Nicobar Islands remained the abode of the Negritos and the Mongoloids respectively, who occupied the Islands for centuries. These islands remained secluded from the mainland till the end of the 18th Century when people from the outside world first arrived. In the Second Century, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were located in the maps prepared by the great Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, Claudius Ptolemaeus, which possibly is the earliest reference to these islands.

Places to Visit

Ross Island, North Bay (Coral Island), Viper Island, Neil Island, Rangat, Baratang Island, Havelock Island, Chatham, Redskin Island, Jollybuoy Island, Viper Island, Mayabunder, Diglipur, Ross and Smith Island, Long Island

Beach

Corbyn's Cove Beach, Wandoor Beach, Chidiya Tapu, Radhanagar Beach, Karmatang Beach, Sitapur Beach, Laxmanpur Beach, Bharatpur Beach, Ramnagar Beach

Monuments and Museums

Cellular Jail (The National Memorial- History of Vir Savarkar), Jail at Viper Island, Anthropological Museums, Forest Museum, Chatham Saw Mill, Samudrika Naval Marine Museum, Mini Zoo situated at Haddo (Delanipur - Chatham Road), Fishries Museum

Parks and Shopping Points

Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Mount Harriet National Park, Gandhi Park, Marina Park, Rajiv Gandhi Water Sports Complex, Shopping at Andaman Islands

Transportations

Local state transport, Rikshaw, Taxi, private transportation best deals available at MountainEdge Tours and Holidays.

Hotels

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