acts about the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Situated in the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are home to several aboriginal tribes. They are roughly 1,220 kilometers southeast of the West Bengal coast and 1,190 km east of Chennai. Land Fall Island, Middle Andaman, South Andaman, Port Blair, and Little Andaman are the five major Andaman Islands. The regions of Car Nicobar, Great Nicobar, Chowra, Teresa, Nancowrie, Katchal, and Little Nicobar are located to the south of Nicobar. The Andaman and Nicobar island groupings are divided by a profound ten-degree canal. Great Nicobar, the largest and southernmost island in the group, is essentially uninhabited, whereas 12 of the islands, including Car Nicobar in the north, are inhabited. This union territory’s capital is Port Blair