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The history of organised European colonisation on the islands began when settlers from the Danish East India Company arrived in the Nicobar Islands on 12 December 1755. On 1 January 1756, the Nicobar Islands were made a Danish colony, first named New Denmark, [3] and later (December 1756) Frederick's Islands (Frederiksøerne).
The Nicobar Islands are recognised as a distinct terrestrial ecoregion, the Nicobar Islands rain forests, with many endemic species. [ 3 ] The vegetation of the Nicobars is typically divided into the coastal mangrove forests and the interior evergreen and deciduous tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests .
The North Nicobar islands are mostly barren with grasslands while evergreen forests form the dominant vegetation in the central and southern islands of the Nicobar group. [48] The forest coverage is estimated to be 86.2% of the total land area with about 2,200 varieties of plants of which 200 are endemic and 1,300 do not occur in mainland India ...
The Great Nicobar Development Plan is a massive infrastructure plan (including a major transshipment port, airport, and future strategic defense) for the southern tip of Great Nicobar Island, India. The plan has generated criticism over the consequences of deforestation and giant leatherback sea turtle nesting sites.
Establishments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (3 C) Pages in category "History of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Initially, the Danish Nicobar Islands (Frederiksnagore) were left out of the British occupation, and in 1802 a ship arrived with more supplies and men. [3]However, in 1805, on the basis of the war between Denmark and Great Britain, a British captain named Blom would arrive at the harbour of Nancowry.
The islands of Ritchie's Archipelago run in a closely spaced arc which extends about 60 km (37 mi) from the southernmost Rose Island. to North Button I., with Diligent Strait between them and Great Andaman ranging from 30 km (19 mi) to less than 10 km (6.2 mi). Most of the islands are clustered closely together separated by only narrow, almost ...
Japanese troops disembarking on Ross Island, 23 March 1942. The Japanese occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands occurred in 1942 during World War II.The Andaman and Nicobar Islands (8,293 km 2 on 139 islands), are a group of islands situated in the Bay of Bengal at about 1,250 km (780 mi) from Kolkata, 1,200 km (750 mi) from Chennai and 190 km (120 mi) from Cape of Nargis in Burma.