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India & Indian Ocean, Andaman and Nicobar
Port Blair
Ross Island (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep)
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Wreck timberAlso reported: eyes-only: strangler-fig ruins of church, Government House, bakery, cemetery; light-and-sound show.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Administrative capital of the British penal colony from 1858, wrecked by the 1941 earthquake and Japanese occupation, now a jungle-swallowed ruin field
Church, Government House, bakery, barracks and cemetery ruins documented on Wikipedia; ticketed heritage island, no collecting culture
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Ferry-dependent returnSpotted deer and roots undermining paths, sudden squalls
Keep exploring nearby
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