Some Unique Places

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Indira Point in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the southernmost tip of India. It is not Kanyakumari, which is the southernmost point of mainland India.

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An island is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water on all sides. India has over a thousand islands in the seas around it.

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Vijaya Puram is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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The Andaman wood pigeon and the Andaman hornbill are two unique birds found only in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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Mangroves are special trees that grow in wet and salty land where rivers meet the sea. They can survive in muddy salt water and are found in places like the Sundarbans.

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The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. It is located where the river Ganga meets the sea, and is home to special mangrove trees and many animals including tigers.

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Mangrove roots hold the soil together and help stop waves from washing the land away. They also help the trees breathe in muddy salt water by sticking out of the water.

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The Seven Sisters are the seven northeastern states: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura. Along with Sikkim, they make up Northeast India.