| Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar) | |||
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Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar)
in Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
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| Country | India | ||
| Territory | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | ||
| District(s) | Andaman | ||
| Nearest city | Port Blair | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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| Website | http://nicobar.nic.in/ | ||
Campbell Bay is located on the island of Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean some 190 km to the north of Sumatra.
Campbell Bay National Park is a part of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. This national park is spread over 426 sq km in the northern part of Great Nicobar. The park reserve's flora includes tropical evergreen forest, tree fern, and orchids and fauna includes Crab-eating macaque, giant robber crab, megapode, and Nicobar pigeon.
One can reach Campbell Bay from Port Blair by Pawan Hans Helicopter service. Inter Island Boat from Port Blair is also available which usually travels via Little Andaman, Car Nicobar and Nancowry enroute to Campbell Bay.