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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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

We had planned to spend three days in Havelock and in the morning we packed snacks and sandwiches, gathered excited children and headed out to catch the ferry from Phoenix Bay jetty in Port Blair.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

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

Today Port Blair is more relaxed than many Indian cities of the same size, and the afternoon I spent there was warm and bright.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2022

See also "The Archipelago," "Barren Island," "The Cinques," "Great Andaman," "Little Andaman," "Narkondam," "Port Blair," "Rutland Island," "South Andaman."

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