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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian Geography

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Andaman & Nicobar Islands

India's remote island chain in the Bay of Bengal; rich in tribes and coral reefs

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Key Facts

1

572 islands; only 37 inhabited; India's only island territory in the Bay of Bengal

2

Sentinelese of North Sentinel Island โ€” one of the last uncontacted peoples on Earth

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Radhanagar Beach ranked Asia's best beach by Time magazine; coral reefs rival the Great Barrier Reef

North Sentinel Island: home to Sentinelese tribe who have resisted all outside contact for 55,000 years

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian Geography

Country / Region

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

Key Year

1956

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India's remote island chain in the Bay of Bengal; rich in tribes and coral reefs