Astonishing Places of India: Andaman & Nicobar
The Andaman & Nicobar Islands pronunciation is a Union Territory of India. Informally, the territory's name is often abbreviated to A & N Islands, or ANI.
The territory is located in the Indian Ocean, and geographically is considered part of Southeast Asia. It comprises two island groups, the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands, separated by the 10° N parallel, with the Andamans to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobars to the south. The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.
The territory's capital is the Andamanese town of Port Blair. The territory's population as per the most recent (2001) Census of India was 356,152. Added together, the total land area of the territory is approximately 6,496 km² or 2,508 sq mi.
Map of Andaman:
For more information check out the beautiful website of Andaman:
tourism.andaman.nic.in/
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