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About the island
The Andaman Islands are an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. These
roughly 300 islands are known for their palm-lined, white-sand beaches, man-
groves and tropical rainforests. Coral reefs supporting marine life such as sharks
and rays make for popular diving and snorkeling sites. Indigenous Andaman
Islanders inhabit the more remote islands, many of which are off limits to visitors.
I had the opportunity to visit this place in January 2017. We arrived Port blair on
13th Jan 2017 by Jetairways Flight.
Port Blair Airport is served by regular flights from Chennai and Kolkata. Port
Blair resembles any old coastal towns in India. Majority of the population is
from West Benagal, Odisha and Tamilnadu. The local dialect is Hindi. We drove
along the palm lined beaches to the place we were staying. We had arrived late
in the afternoon. I had done some home work before coming here so without
wasteing any time we headed for the Chirya Tapu Beach to view the sunset. We
just made it in time, It was an amazing sight.
