Nicobar Islands
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The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, 150 kilometres northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the ea
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Nicobarese people, c. 1870
A Nicobar pigeon. While named after the Nicobar Islands, it is also found widely in the Malay Archipelago
Nicobarese people
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The Nicobarese people are an Austroasiatic-speaking people of the Nicobar Islands, a chain of islands in the Bay of Bengal north of Sumatra, forming part of the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar
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…24,900 acres), including 5,300 marine hectares (13,000 acres). The islands had a population of 36,842 in 2011. The indigenous ethnic groups are the Nicobarese and the Shompen. Local languages include Shompen and the languages of the tin Nicobarese group. Airport: Car Nicobar has an airstrip on Car Nicobar Air…
A group of Nicobarese dancers
A traditional Nicobar hut