Chowra Island, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

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Chowra Island, in the Nicobar district of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is a small, remote coral island known for its indigenous Nicobarese community and traditional seafaring culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coral island ⓘ
island ⓘ
administeredBy Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory government ⓘ
affectedBy 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ
belongsTo Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
climate humid ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
country India ⓘ
economy copra production ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ
ethnicGroup Nicobarese ⓘ
geologicalType coral formation ⓘ
governedAs part of Nicobar district ⓘ
hasLanguage Nicobarese languages ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ
hasTraditionalCraft outrigger canoes ⓘ
hasTraditionalKnowledge monsoon and currents-based navigation ⓘ
star-based navigation ⓘ
hazard tropical cyclones ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ
inhabitedBy Nicobarese people ⓘ
linked to: Nicobarese
knownFor canoe-building traditions ⓘ
indigenous Nicobarese community ⓘ
traditional navigation skills ⓘ
traditional seafaring culture ⓘ
locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
Bay of Bengal ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Nicobar district ⓘ
partOf Nicobar Islands ⓘ
populationStatus remote community ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ
protectedStatus restricted area for non-residents ⓘ
region Southeast Bay of Bengal ⓘ
linked to: Bay of Bengal
sovereignState India ⓘ
timeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
transport access mainly by boat ⓘ
utcOffset +05:30 ⓘ

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Chowra → geographicDistribution → Chowra Island, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India ⓘ