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

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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 km².

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 ...

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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

* Teressa Taluk Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Nicobar district Nicobar Islands {{AndamanNicobar-geo-stub