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๐ฎ๐ณ Indian Geography
๐ฎ๐ณ Andaman & Nicobar Islands
India's remote island chain in the Bay of Bengal; rich in tribes and coral reefs
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๐ฎ๐ณ Key Facts
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572 islands; only 37 inhabited; India's only island territory in the Bay of Bengal
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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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๐ฎ๐ณ Indian Geography
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๐ฎ๐ณ India
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1956
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India's remote island chain in the Bay of Bengal; rich in tribes and coral reefs