Port Blair (pronunciationⓘ) is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. It is also the local administrative sub-division (tehsil) of the islands, the headquarters for the district of South Andaman, and the territory's only notified town.
Port Blair is the entry point for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is connected with mainland India by both air and sea. It is a two to three-hour flight from mainland India to Port Blair's Veer Savarkar International Airport and three to four days by sea to reach Kolkata, Chennai, or Visakhapatnam from Haddo Wharf in the city. It is home to several museums and the major naval base INS Jarawa of the Indian Navy, along with sea and air bases of the Indian Coast Guard, Andaman and Nicobar Police, Andaman and Nicobar Command, the first integrated tri-command| of the Indian Armed Forces and the Indian Air Force.[4]
The historic Cellular Jail is in the city, and nearby small islands such as Corbyn's Cove, Wandoor, Ross Island and Viper Island were once home to British colonists.[5] The city was named after Captain Archibald Blair, a British colonial navy official of the East India Company.
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PortBlair (pronunciation) is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. It is also the local...
PortBlair Islands are a group of islands situated in the sound of the capital PortBlair of the Andaman Islands. They belong to the South Andaman administrative...
(1.2 mi) south of PortBlair and the primary airport serving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Earlier known as PortBlair Airport, it was renamed...
southern Nicobar Islands, separated by a 150 km (93 mi) wide channel. PortBlair is the capital and largest city of the territory, located about 1,190 km...
time in charge of the Viceroy's yacht. In July 1879 he was stationed at PortBlair in the Andaman Islands and made Officer in Charge of the Andamanese, a...
six Sentinelese, an elderly couple and four children, were taken to PortBlair. The colonial officer in charge of the operation wrote that the entire...
Jawaharlal Nehru Port. PortBlair which was notified as major port in 2010 was removed of its status recently. The total 200 major and non-major ports are present...
Great Andaman. The settlement is now known as PortBlair (after the Bombay Marine lieutenant Archibald Blair who founded it). After two years, the colony...
Nicobar Islands. The island is 41 km (25 mi) northeast of the capital city, PortBlair. Havelock Island was previously named after a British general, Sir Henry...
prisoners, who were mainly put in the notorious Cellular Jail in PortBlair, the biggest town (port) on the islands. Today they form a Union Territory of India...
PortBlair tehsil is one of 5 local administrative divisions of the Indian district of South Andaman, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and...
island lies 4 km (2 mi) west of PortBlair. Viper Island derives its name from the vessel HMS Viper in which Lt. Archibald Blair came to Andaman and Nicobar...
and Nicobar Islands. The island is located 36 km (22 mi) northeast from PortBlair. Neil Island was named after British Brigadier general James Neill, who...
military and emergency purposes. The Veer Savarkar International Airport in PortBlair is jointly operated by the Airports Authority of India and Indian Air...
Sentinelese. In October 2018, Chau traveled to and established his residence at PortBlair, capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where he prepared an initial...
Governor is Devendra Kumar Joshi. His official residence is in Raj Nivas, PortBlair. Henry Stuart Man, 22 January 1858 – 1858, first time James Pattison Walker...
AviationAll [@AviationAll] (20 November 2023). "Akasa Air Opens Bookings for PortBlair with flights to Bengaluru via Chennai" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 November...
studying leatherback sea turtles were lost. PortBlair is connected to mainland India via air service. From PortBlair, Campbell Bay can be reached by Pawan...
January 2024. "Akasa launches daily flights from Chennai & Bengaluru to PortBlair!". Cleartrip. Retrieved 22 November 2023. "Akasa Air decides to withdraw...
union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is the location of PortBlair, capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. South Andaman Island was...
and was also tasked with an investigation of the penal settlement at PortBlair. Both he and A. S. Lethbridge, a surgeon in the IMS, concluded that the...
Sentinel Island and is currently uninhabited. The island belongs to the PortBlair tehsil in the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian...
territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It lies 88 km (55 mi) south of PortBlair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is in the Bay...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of PortBlair (Latin: Portus Blairen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of PortBlair in the ecclesiastical province of...
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, PortBlair is a medical school in PortBlair, India. Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical...
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