Teressa (Nicobar Islands)
| Native name: तेरेस्सा Nickname: Luroo |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[1][2] |
| Length | 5.3 km (3.29 mi) |
| Width | 19.6 km (12.18 mi) |
| Coastline | 52.8 km (32.81 mi)[2] |
| Highest elevation | 250 m (820 ft)[2] |
| Sovereign state | |
| District | Nicobar |
| Island group | Nicobar Islands |
| Subdivisions of India | Nancowry Subdivision |
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Largest settlement
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Bengali
(population 400) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Hindi |
| Population | 1934 (as of 2014) |
| Density | 22.35 /km2 (57.89 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744301 |
| Telephone code | 03192 |
| Official website | www |
| ISO Code | IN-AN-00[3] |
| Literacy | 84.4% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | ♂/♀ |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| Census Code | 35.638.0002 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Car (regional) |
Teressa (Luroo in the Teressa language, Hindi: तेरेस्सा, also called Tarasa Dwip) is one of the Nicobar Islands, India.
History
When Austria (1778-1784) and Denmark (1754/56-1868) claimed Nicobar Islands as a colony, They named Teressa after the Austrian Arch-duchess Maria Theresia. Extensive damage to the island's flora and fauna occurred following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Geography
Teressa lies west of the neighboring island of Camorta and northwest of Katchal. The smaller island known as Chowra is to the north and Bompoka lies to the east. The northern portion of the island has elevations reaching 87 meters. The island has a surface area of 101.26 km².
Demography
The Indian National Census of 2011 showed the island to have a population of 1,934, and the largest settlements were: Bengali (354), Kalasi (335), and Minyuk (305).
Administration
The island belongs to the township of Nancowry of Teressa Taluk.[4]
Image gallery
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Map
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Aerial View
References
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
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