Union Territories - Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Capital : Port Blair
Principal Language : Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi, Tamil, Nicobarese, English

Largest City : Port Blair

Establishment : 1956-11-01

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Major Cities : Port Blair

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Climate :

The climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is described as Tropical Climate. The Islands are situated in the Hot or Torrid Zone. Nearly 86 percent of total area in these Islands is covered by forest. There are only two seasons viz. Rainy Season and Summer Season and virtually there is no Winter Season. Islands are visited by South West and North - East monsoons during the period from May to December. Average annual rainfall in these Islands is 3000 mm. The period from January to April is Summer Season. The mean relative humidity is 79% The mean maximum temperature is 30.2oC and mean minimum temperature is 23.8°C.

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The mainland is connected by ship and air. Ships regularly ply between Port Blair, the capital, and Kolkata(1255 Km) and Madras (1190 Km) and Vishakhapatnam (1200 Km). Indian airlines operates Airlines between Port Blair and Kolkata and Chennai. Many of the inhabited islands are connected by ferry services

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Useful Links
The Andman Association
Travel Port Blair

States and Union Territories of India