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Andaman Islands

American

plural noun

a group of islands of India in the E part of the Bay of Bengal, W of the Malay Peninsula, part of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 2,508 sq. mi. (6,496 sq. km).

Andaman Islands British

plural noun

a group of islands in the E Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Area: 6408 sq km (2474 sq miles). Pop: 314 804 (2001)

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Andaman Islands

The remote Andaman Islands offers Indian culture and spectacular beaches.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

These people of the Andaman Islands equate scent with selfhood.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2022

The off-limits remote island is the size of Manhattan and part of the Indian Andaman Islands.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2018

Last to succumb were the Jarawa, who live in dense forests on the western edge of South and Middle Andaman Islands and, until 1998, were defending their territory with their lives.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 26, 2018

By the way, has Mum ever told you about Nolitha, the other lady in my cell from the Andaman Islands?

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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