5 facts about andaman and nicobar

Producer: Navneet Vyasan

The names ‘Andaman’ and ‘Nicobar’ are taken from the Malay language.

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The most widely spoken language on the islands is Bengali followed by Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.

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They have nesting beaches for 3 species of turtles – Hawksbill, Green and world’s largest, the Leatherback.

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North Sentinel Island is home to one of the most isolated human populations in the world.

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Commercial fishing has been banned around the Andaman Islands for more than 4 decades.

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