The inaccessible and mysterious islands of Andaman
and Nicobar Islands are now within reach of the inquisitive tourists who
fly or cruise to the place to take a look at these paradisiacal tropical
islands of Bay of Bengal that are an epitome of beauty and present
scenic natural picturesque panorama created by its dense forest covers,
multitude of exotic flowers, colorful plumaged friends and solitary and
cozy romantic atmosphere. These islands tickle the imagination of the
poems with white beaches, meandering coastline, swaying palm trees and
gentle waves of the sea that produce a divine music with an added charm
of the drumbeats of the tribals of the land and decorated with the
technicolor fish and aquatic life that can be easily spotted in the
crystal clear water.The matchless naturally beautiful islands are of great maritime importance. The 'Kala Pani' or 'Black Water Prison' of the British Raj Period, dreaded political leaders and criminals were deported from mainland of India to the Cellular Jail - the Indian Bastille, which was situated in the northeastern part of Port Blair. These groups of islands consist of 572 islands in all consisting of big and small, inhabited and uninhabited islands, islets and rocks in the Bay of Bengal lying in a long and narrow broken archaic chain, nearly 800 km long. Soils of these Islands are nutritionally poor and their organic matter content is on decline. The Nicobars are said to be just off the edge of the principal lines of weakness consisting of volcanoes and prone to violent earthquakes in the earth's surface while Andamans are at a safer distance from these lines threatening of natural calamities.
