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2 unusual facts about Andaman and Nicobar Islands


DD Free Dish

A separate DTH service in C-Band with a bouquet of 10 channels has also been provided by Doordarshan exclusively for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which is also Free to Air.

Government of West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of West Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.


C. Livingstone

Two newly discovered plants of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Aidia livingstonii Karthig et al. and Liparis livingstonii Jayanthi et al. are named in honour of Livingstone for his contributions to plant taxonomy.

Dasia olivacea

Dasia olivacea is found south of approximately 15° north in Southeast Asia, including parts of Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore as well as throughout the island of Borneo, on Java, Sumatra and nearby Indonesian islands, and the Indian Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Eastern Naval Command

The Eastern Navy fleet is distribute among its bases at Kolkata, Paradip, Tuticorin, Kakinada and Chennai on the east coast, and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Tetragonus catamitus

Noted from Taiwan, northeastern India, southwest India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, the Tenasserim Hills (Burma) and Java.

Viper Island

This small island derives its name from the vessel `Viper in which Lt. Archibald Blair came to Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1789.

Viper Island is near Port Blair in Andaman district in the Andaman Islands, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India and was the site of the jail where the British used to imprison convicts and political prisoners.


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