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- proper noun The
Andaman Islands
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Ongi, Sentinel, Jarwa tribes in Andamans are safe Wednesday, 29 December, 2004, 01: 23 New Delhi: The aborigines in Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- Ongi, Sentinel and Jarwa tribes -- are safe, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.
Archive 2004-12-26 Steve Sailer 2004
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Ongi, Sentinel, Jarwa tribes in Andamans are safe Wednesday, 29 December, 2004, 01: 23 New Delhi: The aborigines in Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- Ongi, Sentinel and Jarwa tribes -- are safe, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.
Did the Andamanese pygmy negritos survive the tsunami? Steve Sailer 2004
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The main threats to the Andamans are the result of an influx of people from the mainland.
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[1806] Temple, article "Andamans" in Hastings, _Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics_.
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877
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[1773] R.C. Temple, article "Andamans" in Hastings,
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877
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Some of these islands once served as a British penal colony—which left the Andamans with the epithet "black water"—and were also briefly occupied by the Japanese during World War II.
India's Most Elusive Address Tripti Lahiri 2011
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If one were looking for an authentic location for a “horror film” with a period touch to it, they should try out Ross Island in the Andamans.
Ross Island : A slice of incredible India Shantanud 2009
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In fact, although the Andamans are best known for the famous cellular jail in Port Blair where celebrities like Veer Savarkar and many others were imprisoned, the Cellular Jail was only completed in 1906.
Ross Island : A slice of incredible India Shantanud 2009
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Economic Times Big quake hits off India's Andamans, no tsunami PORT BLAIR, India - A major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands early on Tuesday, but a tsunami alert for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was later cancelled.
India News Digest: GMR Eyes London Listing for Holding Company 2009
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Of course, nature and the saline water and the all pervasive nature of the forests have all played their part – looking at the density of the forests in the Andamans, one would never think that afforestation is even an issue.
Ross Island : A slice of incredible India Shantanud 2009
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