INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

COASTAL PLAINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A
Chennai
B
Port Blair
C
Kavaratti
D
Patna
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Port Blair is the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It is located on the east coast of the South Andaman Island.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1789 the Government of Bengal established a penal colony on Chatham Island in the southeast bay of Great Andaman, named Port Blair in the honour of Archibald Blair of the East India Company.

Detailed explanation-3: -Port Blair is about 778 miles (1, 255 km) from Kolkata (Calcutta) and some 738 miles (1, 191 km) from Chennai (Madras). The city lies on the hilly southeastern Andaman Sea coast of South Andaman Island.

Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: Port Blair is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an association region of India in the Bay of Bengal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Port Blair (on South Andaman Island) is the territorial capital. Situated on the ancient trade route between India and Myanmar, the Andamans were visited by the navy of the English East India Company in 1789, and in 1872 they were linked administratively by the British to the Nicobar Islands.

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