Nicobar Islands
Proper noun
Meaning
Nicobar Islands
An archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
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Examples
Flora Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an extra detailed area around Port Blair.
The Kejriwal-led party had fielded candidates in Delhi, Chandigarh, Bihar, Goa, Punjab, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Haryana, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, but only Bhagwant Mann of the party came up trumps from Sangrur in Punjab.
The Nicobar Islands were also colonised by Denmark, until sold to the British in 1868, who made them part of their colony of British India.
The population around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are known only from a few records, and although the population was large during British rule, it is now believed to be small and scattered.
The Ten Degree Channel separates the Andamans from the Nicobar Islands to the south.
India should develop its Andaman and Nicobar Islands into both a Defense Zone and a tourist zone.