Katchal Island

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Katchal Island is a remote island in India’s Nicobar archipelago in the eastern Indian Ocean, known for its indigenous communities and tropical forests.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Katchal Island canonical 4
Chowra Island 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
populated place
administrativeDivision Nicobar tehsil
linked to: Nicobar district
archipelago Nicobar Islands
climate tropical
country India
countryCode IN
countrySubdivision Andaman and Nicobar Islands
governingAuthority Administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
hasAccess boat transport
limited air connectivity
hasBiodiversity tropical flora and fauna
hasCoastline Yes
hasEconomicActivity coconut cultivation
fishing
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnolinguisticGroup Nicobarese
hasFeature coastal mangroves
remote location
sandy beaches
tropical forests
hasHumanSettlement Yes
hasIndigenousCommunity Nicobarese people
linked to: Nicobarese
hasLanguage English
Hindi
Nicobarese languages
hasSettlementType rural area
knownFor indigenous communities
relative isolation
tropical rainforest environment
locatedIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bay of Bengal
Nicobar Islands
South Asia
eastern Indian Ocean
ocean Indian Ocean
partOf Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory
Nicobar district
region Indian Ocean Islands
sea Andaman Sea
timezone Indian Standard Time
vegetation tropical forest

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicobar district containsIsland Katchal Island
Chowra spokenIn Chowra Island
linked to: Katchal Island
Katchal spokenIn Katchal Island
Nicobar tree shrew nativeRange Katchal Island
Nancowry Islands hasIsland Katchal Island