Top Islands in Andaman and Nicobar

Andaman and Nicobar is an archipelago in India’s Bay of Bengal. The Island stretches over a length of over an 800 km from north to south. The main landmasses are north, middle and south Andaman Islands that are separated by narrow waterways. Smaller island is scattered around these. The northernmost point of the island is landfall Island and the south most point is Indira point.

Andaman and Nicobar island is separated by ten-degree channels, most of the islands are in the Andaman group and there is some 28 islands in the Nicobar, most of the island in Andaman and specially Nicobar is prohibited. These are because the majority of the people living in those Islands are tribes.

The sea around the island offers a good scope for water activities, but the real attractions are trekking, scuba diving, snorkelling etc. More than 80% area of the Andaman and Nicobar Island is covered with forest, it is led to the evolution of many plants and animal species, like mammals, wild pigs, the coconut crab, crab-eating macaque etc. Almost 50% of the island 250 birds are regularly found in the Islands, including ground-dwelling megapodes, swiftlets, and the bright green Nicobar pigeon. The isolated beaches are breeding grounds for the turtles, rivers are prowled by saltwater crocodiles and dolphins are frequently sighted.