Fiji, Oct. 12 -- The Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands, one of India's numerous island territories, is an archipelago actually comprising 836 islands, islets, and rocky outcrops, historically generalized at 572, but officially categorised as 200 islands in the northeastern Indian Ocean, 1282 km from Kolkata and about 130 km southwest off the coast of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region.

The islands, grouped into two main clusters, the northern Andaman Islands and the southern Nicobar Islands, are separated by the 150 km wide Ten-Degree Channel. Known for the only confirmed active volcano in the entire Indian subcontinent, both the islands are home to the world's largest land crab, the coconut crab (Birgus latro), which can weigh up to four kilo...