5-698: North Andaman Island is the northern island of Great Andaman of the Andaman Islands . It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district , part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands . the island is lying 137 km (85 mi) north from Port Blair . The island belongs to the Great Andaman group and lies north of Middle Andaman Island . many small island groups surround its beaches. The island's main town
10-577: Is Diglipur . The island previously had an indigenous population of the Great Andamanese , for example, the Bo, but they are no longer present: the island is populated by immigrants from the Indian mainland and their descendants. The island is home to the highest point in the archipelago, Saddle Peak at 731 metres. North Andaman has fairly frequent large earthquakes , and suffered inundation from
15-399: The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami . The entire island is part of Diglipur Taluk . There is a small port at Durgapur , 6 km (4 mi) north of Diglipur, with regular services from Port Blair . North Andaman is known for its marine life : the island's main industries are rice - and orange -growing. Great Andaman Great Andaman is the main archipelago of
20-414: The Andaman Islands of India . It comprises seven major islands. From north to south, these are North Andaman , Interview Island , Middle Andaman , Long Island , Baratang Island , South Andaman , and Rutland Island . South, Middle and North islands are the largest of the entire island group. The islands' capital, Port Blair , is located on South Andaman . Great Andaman group is often considered
25-529: The counterpart to Little Andaman Group , another group of islands in the Andaman's. The Andaman islands consist of four groups: Narrow creeks split Great Andaman into North Andaman, Middle Andaman, South Andaman and the other major islands. All of these islands are in the form of peaks of a submerged mountain chain. Each island has a central highland surrounded by bordering flat lands sloping in all directions and finally merged into coastal tracts. According to
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