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proposed on January 18, 2021 by an Indian policy think tank (NITI Aayog) and informed by a feasibility report written by AECOM India Private Limited. Environmental Justice groups have pushed back claiming that the development plan would make it unlikely that the leatherback sea turtles would continue to nest in the Galathea Bay and negatively impact the nomadic livelihoods of the indigenous Shompen people. The NITI Aayog plan envisages 650,000 people inhabiting the island by 2050. Its current population is only around 8,500. In fact, the total population of the archipelago, composed of over 500 islands of which only around 40 are inhabited, is around 380,000. The population increase is expected to impose a significant ecological pressure on the island and its surroundings.
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The base of the lighthouse was 5 m above sea level when constructed in 1972. After the tsunami, the sea floor fell and the base was less than 1 m above sea level. Since then, the subsidence has decreased somewhat as the ocean floor slowly rebounds, and the lighthouse base become more elevated. Indira
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The island has several rivers, including the Alexandra, Amrit Kaur, Dogmar and Galathea. Virtually all rivers flow in a southern or southwesterly direction, which is indicative of the general slope of the terrain across the island. There are undulating hills throughout the island, with the main range
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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. The plan was
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Indira Point has a 35 m high cast iron (with red and white bands) lighthouse with 16 nautical miles range. The lighthouse has (RACON (Code 'G') ii DGPS station) with a 300 mm 4 panel revolving light inside a 2.5 m diameter lantern house (BBT). It is an important landmark on the
658:(6°45’10″N and 93°49’36″E) is the southernmost point of the Great Nicobar Island and India itself. Indira Point subsided 4.25 m in the 26 December 2004 tsunami and the lighthouse there was damaged. The lighthouse was subsequently made functional. 1240: 604:
the headquarters of the Danish East Indian company, but were often abandoned due to Malaria outbreaks. The rights to the islands were sold to the British in 1868 along with the rest of the Danish holdings in India.
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4.25 m. As a result of this subsidence, the coast retreated and the sea moved permanently inland. The lighthouse has since been repaired.
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international shipping lane Colombo-Singapore route via Malacca Strait that passes south of Indira Point. It also has a helipad.
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NITI Aayog's Vision for Great Nicobar Is at Great Odds With Islanders' Reality, Rishika Pardika, Science, The Wire, 29/05/2021
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It is located 540 km and more than a day's sea voyage from Port Blair, the capital city and main port of the
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Trivedi, Rajni; Sitalaximi, T.; Banerjee, Jheelam; Singh, Anamika; Sircar, P. K.; Kashyap, V. K. (March 2006).
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In the 15th century, Great Nicobar Island was recorded as "Cui Lan island" (翠蘭嶼) during the
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The Nicobar Island has been well known to Indian mariners since the time of the seafaring
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The Nicobar islands were claimed by Denmark in 1755; Great Nicobar Island was called
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to protect the channel between Great Nicobar Island and Rondo Island (c. May 2019).
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Great Nicobar is located 180 km (110 mi) to the north of the island of
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at 6°45’10″N and 93°49’36″E. This is not on the Indian mainland, but within the
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with many deaths, and was cut off from all outside contact for over a day.
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The International Container Transshipment Terminal, Great Nicobar Island
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Seaport: At least one small shipping dock is located in Campbell Bay.
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There is a 915m airstrip at Campbell Bay/Tenlaa on the East coast.
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Location of Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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is the name of the southernmost point of Republic of
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inundated much of the area. This partly damaged the
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2001 Census – from the Andaman & Nicobar Police
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The islands were administered from the 1377: 1375: 561: 888:on 18 October 1985 in commemoration of 526:is the southernmost and largest of the 69:Show map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2199: 1408: 644:running in a north–south orientation. 1568: 1479:"Welcome to INDIRA POINT LIGHT HOUSE" 1412:Tribal Development in Andaman Islands 1372: 903:, Indonesia's northernmost island in 86: 53: 1594: 1126:. ColonialVoyage.com. Archived from 1121: 798: 872:, which are located in the eastern 13: 1503: 1382:Gupta, K.R.; Gupta, Amita (2006). 1174: 1046: 16:Indian island in the Bay of Bengal 14: 2233: 1324: 779: 211:921 km (356 sq mi) 1553: 1028: 1016: 1004: 997: 966: 596:, and the whole of the Nicobars 250: 85: 78: 52: 45: 32: 2172:Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve 1549:Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve 1512: 1497: 1471: 1429: 1402: 1346: 1318: 1309: 1301:. 1 August 2012. 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Government of Andaman. 940:which resulted from the 702:Megapodius nicobariensis 346:8.8/km (22.8/sq mi) 2050:(Kalatapu, incl. Sanuh) 1617:Car Nicobar Subdivision 923:Indira Point lighthouse 463:Avg. winter temperature 455:Avg. summer temperature 2176:Galathea National Park 1188:. World Wildlife Fund. 1186:Terrestrial Ecoregions 567: 369:Additional information 325: (pop. 5,740) 224:Highest elevation 1409:Sharma, A.N. (2003). 714:Aerodramus fuciphagus 565: 291:Subdivisions of India 2207:Great Nicobar Island 1622:Nancowry Subdivision 864:. It is situated on 738:Dermochelys coriacea 710:edible-nest swiftlet 2096:(incl. 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Index

Native name
Great Nicobar is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Great Nicobar is located in Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
7°02′N 93°48′E / 7.03°N 93.8°E / 7.03; 93.8
Nicobar Islands
Indian Ocean
Mount Thullier
India
District
Nicobar
Island group
Nicobar Islands
Subdivisions of India
Great Nicobar Subdivision
Taluk
Little Nicobar
Campbell Bay Taluk
Campbell Bay
Hindustani
Nicobarese
Shompen
Time zone
IST
UTC+5:30
PIN
Area code(s)
ISO code
andaman.nic.in
Sex ratio

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