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    Nicobar Islands

    The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea.

    Teressa, Nikobaren
    Teressa, Nikobaren

    Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.de / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    Overview

    The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. Located 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) southeast of the Indian subcontinent, across the Bay of Bengal, they are part of India, as the Nicobar district within the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Together with the Andaman Islands to their north, the Nicobar Islands serve as a maritime boundary between the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east. In 2013, UNESCO added the Great Nicobar Island to its World Network of Biosphere Reserves, a list of internationally designated protected areas.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands15
    • Islets23
    • Rocks & skerries12

    Major islands

    4
    • Great Nicobar Island

      Great Nicobar Island

      Area
      906 km²
      High point
      642 m

      Great Nicobar is the southernmost and largest of the Nicobar Islands of India, north of Sumatra. It is part of India, in the Nicobar district within the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

    • Car Nicobar

      Car Nicobar

      Area
      125 km²
      High point
      83 m

      Car Nicobar (Car Nicobarese: Pū) is the northernmost of the Nicobar Islands. It is also one of the three local administrative divisions of the Indian district of Nicobar, part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

    • Katchall Island

      Area
      145 km²
      High point
      232 m

      Katchal (Hindi: कत्चल, Nicobarese: तिहन्यु, Tihnyu) is one of the Nicobar Islands, India.

    • Little Nicobar

      Area
      136 km²
      High point
      434 m

      Little Nicobar (Nicobarese: Ong) is one of the Nicobar Islands, India, located to the north of Great Nicobar Island.

    Minor islands

    15

    Islets

    23
    • Unnamed island33 m · 0.07 km²
    • Kabra Island29 m · 0.07 km²
    • Paira Island33 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island19 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island33 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island14 m · 0.02 km²
    • Trak Island23 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island0.7 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    12
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    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Also in the area

    5

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island55 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island28 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island19 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island19 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m642 mGreat Nicobar434 mLittle Nicobar310 mTillangchong266 mTarāsa Dwīp232 mKatchall215 mBompuka208 mKamorta154 mNancowry152 mKondul115 mMan83 mCar Nicobar81 mMenchal62 mPulomilo54 mBattimalv
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Great Nicobar: 906 km²Great NicobarKatchall: 145 km²KatchallLittle Nicobar: 136 km²Little NicobarCar Nicobar: 125 km²Car NicobarKamorta: 125 km²KamortaTarāsa Dwīp: 85.6 km²Tarāsa DwīpNancowry: 45.9 km²NancowryTillangchong: 14.4 km²TillangchongTrinket: 12.1 km²TrinketBompuka: 9.1 km²BompukaChowra: 5.8 km²ChowraBattimalv: 1.5 km²BattimalvKondul: 1.5 km²KondulMeroe: 1.1 km²MeroeMiroe: 0.88 km²MiroePulomilo: 0.72 km²PulomiloMenchal: 0.65 km²MenchalTreis: 0.35 km²TreisMan: 0.32 km²ManUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandKabra: 0.07 km²KabraPaira: 0.04 km²PairaUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandTrak: 0.02 km²TrakUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Great Nicobar Island906 km²
    Katchall Island145 km²
    Little Nicobar136 km²
    Car Nicobar125 km²
    Kamorta Island125 km²
    Tarāsa Dwīp85.6 km²
    Nancowry Island45.9 km²
    Tillangchong14.4 km²
    Trinket Island12.1 km²
    Bompuka Island9.1 km²
    Chowra Island5.8 km²
    Battimalv Island1.5 km²
    Kondul Island1.5 km²
    Meroe Island1.1 km²
    Miroe Island0.88 km²
    Pulomilo Island0.72 km²
    Menchal Island0.65 km²
    Treis Island0.35 km²
    Man Island0.32 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Kabra Island0.07 km²
    Paira Island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Trak Island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs