Nicobar
The Nicobar Group lying south of the Andamans extends from 6 to 100 north
latitude. There are 13 inhabited islands in Nicobar. The northern-most island is Car Nicobar which lies about 120km to the
south of Little Andaman and the southernmost island is Great Nicobar barely 150km
from Sumatra. Pygmalion Point also known as Parsons Point which has since been
renamed as "Indira Point" is the southernmost tip of India.
The important islands in this group are Great
Nicobar, Car Nicobar, Chowra , Teressa, Bomoka, Katchal, Camrota, Trinkat, Pulo Milow and the Little
Nicobar.
The biggest is the Great Nicobar followed by Little Nicobar, Camorta and Car
Nicobar.
Car Nicobar is hilly compared to other islands. These islands came under the
British in 1869 and a penal settlement subordinate to that in Andamans was
established but it was withdrawn in 1888. Since Independence it has become a
Union Territory.
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