| Jolly Buoy
An island in Mahatma Gandhi
Marine National Park, it offers a breath taking underwater
view of coral and marine life. It is an ideal place for snorkeling
, sea bathing and basking on the sun kissed beach.
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Cinque Island
The lure of underwater coral
gardens and unspoiled beaches specially a sand bar joining
two islands are irresistible. Super place for SCUBA diving,
swimming, fishing and Camping.
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Red Skin Island
Another island in Mahatma
Gandhi Marine National Park has a nice beach and offers spectacular
view of corals and marine life.
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Havelock Island
About 38 Kms. from Port
Blair, this island provides idyllic resort in the lap of virgin
beach and unpolluted environment. Camping facility is available
near Radhanagar beach. A guesthouse of Tourism Department
"Dolphin Resort" is available for the tourists.
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Barren Island
At a distance of about 135
Kms. from Port Blair is the land of volcano, Barren Island,
the only active volcano in India. The Island, about 3 Kms.
has a big crater of the volcano, rising abruptly from the
sea, about 1/2 Km. from the shore and is about 150 fathoms
deep. Can be visited on board vessels.
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Ross Island
Once the seat of
British power and capital of these Islands, it stands now as
a ruin of the bygone days with the old structure almost in debris.
A small museum named 'Smritika' holds photographs and the other
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Viper Island
The Britishers used to harbour
convicts here. The first jail was constructed here which was
abandoned after the construction of Cellular Jail. It has
a gallows atop a hillock, where condemned prisoners were hanged.
Sher Ali, who killed Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India in 1872,
was also hanged here.
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Chatham
Island
It has a
Saw Mill lying on the tiny island connected by a bridge over
a stretch of sea-water. This Saw Mill is one of the biggest
and oldest in Asia. The main mainland -Island harbour is also
here. The other harbour is Haddo, which is nearby. |
Islands