Andaman And Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, separating the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, comprise two main island groups; the Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Islands. The islands are located in the Bay of Bengal and are possessed by India. Andaman and Nicobar Islands consist of 572 islands, of which only 38 have permanent populations. In 2004, a tsunami, triggered by an earthquake in the nearby Indian Ocean, severely damaged the islands, drawing global attention.
Location
Map showing the location of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located on the Bay of Bengal’s southeastern edge. The two island groups, Nicobar Island and its northern neighbor, form an arc that stretches towards the south for about 1,000 kilometers between Sumatra (Indonesia) and Myanmar. The arc also forms a boundary between the Andaman Sea on the east and the Bay of Bengal on the west.
The Belgrade School Board on Monday passed a formal resolution to open its third elementary school in the fall, mere minutes after reviewing recommendations for attendance boundaries that will change when the new Story Creek Elementary opens its doors in August.
Superintendent Godfrey Saunders shared two maps showing possible attendance boundaries for Story Creek and the districtâs other elementary schools, Saddle Peak and Ridge View. The two recommendations were prepared by a committee that has spent months evaluating a number of factors to âkeep things as equitable as possible for all the elementary schools,â Saunders said.
Among the elements the committee considered were trends in community growth, including the population generated by the Prescott Ranch subdivision being built near the new school; keeping neighborhoods together, so that students who live near one another will attend the same schools; avoiding the creation of âattendance islandsâ; and st
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