Nicobar Islands

[ nik-uh-bahr ]

plural noun

1. a group of islands of India in the E part of the Bay of Bengal, forming the S part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 635 sq. mi. (1,645 sq. km).

Nicobar Islands

/ ˈnɪkəˌbɑː /

plural noun

1. a group of 19 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andaman Islands, with which they form a territory of India. Area: 1645 sq km (635 sq miles)

Example Sentences

India, which administers the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, controls access to the northwestern entrance to the Malacca Strait — a shipping channel vital to China and other East Asian states.

From Washington Times

Both Indian and Bangladesh authorities said they were expecting heavy to very heavy rainfall in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Andaman Sea, parts of India’s remote northeast, and across Bangladesh from Saturday night.

From Seattle Times

The department said it was expecting heavy to very heavy rainfall in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of India’s remote northeast.

From Seattle Times

The boat was originally reported near the Nicobar Islands, potentially in Indian waters, activists said.

From Washington Post

Mohammed Rezuwan Khan, a Rohingya activist in Cox’s Bazar, the site of many refugee camps, said that at least three people, including two children, had died on the boat, which was stranded near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

From New York Times