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Port Blair

American  
[blair] / blɛər /

noun

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


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

My best friend from college and her family had lived in Port Blair, the capital of the archipelago, for a decade and a half, but this was my first visit to the islands, where I had arrived on Christmas Eve.

From BBC

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

After several hours of bobbing along in rough seas, we returned to Port Blair.

From BBC

Because Phoenix Bay had been closed following the morning's damage, we were taken to Chatham, another harbour in Port Blair.

From BBC