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Nicobar district is one of three districts in the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The district's administrative territory encompasses all of the Nicobar Islands , which are located in the Indian Ocean , between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea .
Nicobar, which was located in the sea route connecting South India to South East Asia, was known as Nakkavaram, meaning "open/naked land" borrowed from Tamil language which later became Nicobar. [5] In the middle ages (500-1500 AD), Nicobar was known as Lankhabatus in Arabia, probably a mis-transcription of the name Nakkavaram.
The Nicobar Islands / ˈ n ɪ k ə b ɑːr / are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia , 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Aceh on Sumatra , and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea .
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.
Nicobar can refer to: Nicobar Islands, a group of islands within the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Car Nicobar; Great Nicobar Island;
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In terms of fauna, there are over 1800 species in this biosphere reserve, some of which include: Nicobar scrubfowl (Megapodius nicobariensis, a megapode bird), the edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus), the Nicobar long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis umbrosa), saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Andaman water monitor (Varanus ...
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