Great Nicobar Project Area
Places in NewsAndaman and Nicobar IslandsImportance 5/5medium
Strategic island infrastructure and ecology debate in the southern Nicobar region (Galathea Bay).
Why UPSC cares
- High-yield location (importance 5/5) — prioritise for Prelims recall.
- Exam theme: Environment.
- Exam theme: Strategic.
- Exam theme: Current.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 7.0500° N, 93.8500° E
- State/UT:
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Category:
- Places in News
Prelims lens · study aid, machine-composed from the facts above — verify before citing
Remember Great Nicobar Project Area as places in news in Andaman and Nicobar Islands — a high-yield pin worth weekly revision. Ask yourself: which state, which neighbours on the map, and one current-affairs hook.
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Official sources
Source: UPSC geography seed list
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