Port Blair

American  

[blair] / blɛər /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on S Andaman.

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Port Blair British  

/ blɛə /

noun

1. the capital of the Indian Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a port on the SE coast of South Andaman Island: a former penal colony. Pop: 100 186 (2001)

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Example Sentences

In 2018, 26-year-old American John Allen Chau died when he illegally sailed from Port Blair, India, to the forbidden North Sentinel Islands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

For a while, there was speculation that we might not get clearance to dock at Port Blair for safety reasons and might have to spend the night at anchor.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

Port Blair was almost daily jolted by aftershocks, some of them strong enough to start rumours of fresh tsunamis, making scared people run to get to higher ground.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

During a previous trip, I explored the Mayabunder area, an eight-hour drive north of Port Blair.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022

See Port Blair History of, 180, 181, 183 Government schools, Port Blair, 343, 344 Great Andaman General topography, 168, 169, 170 Mountains, 169 Saddle Hill, 169 Drainage, 169 Harbours, 171 Straits dividing, 168, 169.

From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden