Andaman Islands
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The Andaman Islands are an archipelago, made up of 200 islands, in the northeastern Indian Ocean about 130 km southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands
The Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal were said to be inhabited by wolf-headed people, who were depicted in a "book of wonders" produced in Paris in the early 15th century.
The Ross Island prison headquarters, 1872
Great Andamanese women, children, and one man, 1876
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island in 2004
Jarawas (Andaman Islands)
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The Jarawas are an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands in India. They live in parts of South Andaman and Middle Andaman Islands, and their present numbers are estimated at between 250 and 400 ind
Andaman Islands
…Region of Myanmar. The Andaman Islands are home to the Andamanese, a group of indigenous people made up of a number of indigenous tribes, including the Jarawa and Sentinelese. While some of the islands can be visited with permits, entry to others, including North Sentinel Island, is banned by law. The Sentinelese…
Forest in the Jarwa reserve
Line of vehicles waiting to enter the Andaman Trunk Road passing through the Jarawa Tribal Reserve (Jirkhatang, South Andaman)