Rani Jhansi Marine National Park is located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It was founded in 1996, and covers 256 km². It commemorates Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (1828-58). It is located in the

Ritchie's Archipelago Ritchie's Archipelago is a cluster of smaller islands which lie east of Great Andaman, the main island group of the Andaman Islands. The Islands belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman ...

and is about 30 km from

Port Blair Port Blair () is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. It is also the local administrative sub-division (''tehsil'') of the islands, the headquarters for the district of South And ...

. It contains coral reefs and mangrove forests. The biggest attraction in the park is a fruit-eating bat. It plays a major role in the ecosystem, because it pollinates plants and scatters seeds.

References

* K K Gurung & Raj Singh: ''Field Guide to the Mammals of the Indian Subcontinent'', Academic Press, San Diego, * Magnus Elander & Staffan Widstrand: ''Die schönsten Wildparks der Welt'', Berg Verlag, 1994

External links

Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
UNEP-WCMC National parks in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Protected areas established in 1996 Marine parks of India 1996 establishments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands {{India-protected-area-stub