Nicobar Islands, group of 19 islands of India, in the Indian Ocean, between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The islands form, with the Andaman Islands to the north, a union territory called the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The islands, formed by the peaks of a submerged mountain range, extend some 322 km (some 200 mi) in a northwestern to southeastern direction. Great Nicobar is the largest and southernmost of the islands. The chief occupations are fishing, woodworking, and handicrafts, and the chief products are coconut, coffee, rice, and rubber.
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