Mes voyages: Andaman Islands

This is the picturesque view of Andaman .

As this is my first post i will present you with small informations . More i go i will improve my Blog .

Latitude : 12° 00' N
Longitude : 92° 40' E

Chennai - Port Blair - 1190kms
Calcutta - Port Blair- 1255kms

Nicobar Is not allowed for Tourists , as the tribals there are not friendly . Its a strictly restricted area and isolated from this 20th century !

Andaman Jail(1896-1906)

History of India's Greatest Torture in the Pre-Independence Era starts from here .

The construction of the prison started in 1896 and was completed in 1906 .The building had seven wings, at the centre of which a central tower served as the fulcrum and was used by guards to keep watch on the inmates. The wings radiated from the tower in straight lines, much like the spokes of a bicycle wheel.

A large bell was kept in the tower to raise the alarm in any eventuality. Each of the seven wings had three stories upon completion. There were no dormitories and a total of 698 cells. Each cell was 4.5 metres x 2.7 metres in size with a ventilator located at a height of three metres.^[5] The name, "cellular jail", derived from the solitary cells which prevented any prisoner from communicating with any other. They were all in solitary confinement.

The inmates were Freedom fighters like V.O.Chidmbaram Pillai , Subramanya Siva

The photo i took on the way .

A Mud Volcano

Situated in Baratang Island, but it is more commonly referred to as simply "Baratang".

Baratang contains the only known examples of mud volcanoes in India. These mud volcanoes have erupted sporadically, with recent eruptions in 2005 believed to have been associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake The previous major eruption recorded was on 18th Feb 2005.

Coral Reefs

Diving in Andamans is a unique lifetime experience, for the warm waters of the Andaman Sea are home to one of the richest Coral Reef in the world.

Limestone Caves

This are limestone Caves which grows . Many of the inner ways are Blocked and our guide said that within some 10-15 Years this caves will be fully covered . Its too situated in the Baratung island. It grows in various shapes .

The below pic is the way take us to that caves .