Teressa (
Teressa language
Teressa, or Taih-Long (native name: R. Vysakh. 2019. ''Morphological Sketch of Lurö''. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL8), Chiang Mai, Thailand, August 29-31, 2019.) is one of the Nicobarese langu ...
: ''Luroo'', hi, तेरेस्सा, also called Tarasa Dwip) is one of the
Nicobar Islands
The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. Located southeast of the Indian s ...
, India.
History
When
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
claimed Nicobar Islands as a colony (1778-1784) on the assumption that
Denmark
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had ababdoned its claim (1754/56-1868), they named Teressa after the Austrian Arch-duchess
Maria Theresia
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' (in her own right). ...
.
Extensive damage to the island's flora and fauna occurred following the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...
.
Geography
Teressa lies west of the neighboring island of
Camorta and northwest of
Katchal. The smaller island known as
Chowra
Chowra is an island in the Andaman and Nicobar islands group of India. It is located to the north of Teressa island and to the south of Battimalv Island in the Indian Ocean. It is also known as Choura, Tatat or Sanenyo.
History
The island su ...
is to the north and
Bompoka lies to the east. The northern portion of the island has elevations reaching 87 meters.
The island has a surface area of 101.26 km
2.
Demography
The Indian National Census of 2011 showed the island to have a population of 1,934, and the largest settlements were:
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
(354),
Kalasi (335), and
Minyuk (305).
Administration
The island belongs to the
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Nancowry of Teressa
Taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
.
Tehsils
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Image gallery
Safed Balu Beach
The Safed Balu Beach (white sand beach) is situated at the east opposite to Bampoka Island.
File:Map of Nicobar Islands-en.png, Map
File: Nicobar islands 1 teressa.jpg, Aerial View
References
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Teressa Taluk
Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nicobar district
Nicobar Islands
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