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Encyclopedia > Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location: Andaman Islands, India
Area: 281,5 km²
Established: 1983

Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is a national park of India in Wandoor on the Andaman Islands. Situated 29 km. from Port Blair, the park covers 281.5 km² made up of 15 islands and the open sea creeks running through the area. There is a chance for ecotourism on the islands Jolly Boys and Red Skin which are open during some seasons offering glass bottom boats, scuba diving and snorkeling as a way to see the park's coral reefs and marine life. The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... This article or section may be confusing for some readers, and should be edited to be clearer or more simplified. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Indias first National Park (IUCN Category II Protected area) was Hailey National Park, now Jim Corbett National Park, established in 1935. ... Wandoor is a small town in Malppuram district of Kerala, India. ... This article or section may be confusing for some readers, and should be edited to be clearer or more simplified. ... Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an extra detailed area around Port Blair Port Blair   (Hindi: पोर्ट ब्लेयर) (coordinates: ) is the largest town and a municipal council in Andamans district in the Andaman Islands and the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India. ... Ecotourism means ecological tourism, where ecological has both environmental and social connotations. ... The interior of a glass bottom boat A glass bottom boat is a boat with sections of glass (or other suitable transparent material) below the waterline allowing passengers to observe the underwater environment from within the boat. ... Scuba divers exploring fish and coral. ... A snorkeler amid corals on a coral reef near Fiji. ... Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef. ...

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History

The park was created 24 May 1983 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 to protect marine life such as the corals and nesting sea turtles prevalent in the area. It was placed under the protection of the Chief Wildlife Warden of the forest department of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The islands are uninhabited land although, per the 1981 census, there is a population of 3000 living in 8 adjacent villages. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Subclasses Alcyonaria Zoantharia See text for orders. ... Genera Family Cheloniidae (Oppel, 1811) Caretta Lepidochelys Chelonia Eretmochelys Natator Family Dermochelyidae Family Protostegidae (extinct) Family Toxochelyidae (extinct) Family Thalassemyidae (extinct) Sea turtles (Chelonioidea) are turtles found in all the worlds oceans with the exception of the Arctic Ocean, and some species travel between oceans. ... Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an extra detailed area around Port Blair The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India. ...


Islands

  • Alexandra
  • Bell
  • Boat
  • Chester
  • Grub
  • Hobday
  • Jolly Boys
  • Malay
  • Pluto
  • Red Skin
  • Riflemen
  • Rutland (parts of it)
  • Snob
  • Tarmugli (largest island)
  • Twins

Rutland Island is an island located across the Macpherson Strait from Port Blair on South Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. ...

Ecosystems

Most of the coral reefs in the park are fringing reefs. The type and composition of vegetation varies from island to island. Most notably there you can see a difference between the tourist islands which suffer more anthropocentric change and others which do not. There are also some islands more isolated or protected from the effects of weather in the Bay of Bengal. Tarmugli, the largest island, is covered with thick mangrove vegetation, sand covered beaches, uprooted trees and sheet rocks. Twins is an important breeding ground for turtles within the park. Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal. ... Patterns in the sand Sand is a granular material made up of fine rock particles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


References

     
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