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Andaman travel guide

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Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands — **Andaman & Nicobar Islands**The visitor gateway is Port Blair, with ferries connecting Havelock and Neil.

Why Andaman matters

More than a beach destination

Freedom heritage

Cellular Jail preserves the memory of freedom fighters.

Marine biodiversity

Coral reefs, mangroves, forests and rich marine life.

Strategic location

An important position in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Living cultures

Diverse communities and protected indigenous peoples.

Historical Cellular Jail image — **Cellular Jail**A symbol of sacrifice in India’s freedom movement.

Historical image of Netaji and Andaman — **Netaji and Andaman**Netaji visited Port Blair in December 1943.

History in brief

Key moments

1858Penal settlementEstablished at Port Blair after the uprising of 1857.
1896–1906Cellular Jail builtConstructed to isolate political prisoners.
1942–1945Japanese occupationThe islands changed hands during World War II.
1943Netaji’s visitNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose visited and raised the tricolour.
1956Union TerritoryThe islands were constituted as a Union Territory of India.

Original photographs: Shaheed Dweep and Radhanagar Beach by Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0); Havelock scuba by Kishlay Singh (CC BY-SA 4.0); map by Oona Räisänen (CC BY-SA 3.0). Historical photographs are public domain via Wikimedia Commons.