Samudrika Naval Marine Museum Explained

Samudrika Naval Marine Museum
Coordinates:11.672°N 92.726°W
Location:Port Blair, India
Curator:Indian Navy[1]

Samudrika Naval Marine Museum is a museum situated near the Andaman Teal House at Port Blair in India, designed to create awareness on various aspects of the oceanic environment.[2] The museum is maintained by the Indian Navy.[3] The museum has five sections presenting history of Andaman Islands, geographical information, people of Andaman, archaeology, and marine life.[4] It also houses a vast collection of cells, corals and a few species of colourful fishes of the sea around the islands.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lonely Planet. Abigail Blasi. Michael Benanav, Lindsay Brown, Mark Elliott, Paul Harding, Anna Kaminski, Anirban Mahapatra, Bradley Mayhew, John Noble, Kevin Raub, Sarina Singh, Iain Stewart, Isabella Noble. Lonely Planet India. 1 October 2017. Lonely Planet Global Limited. 978-1-78701-199-1. 2656–.
  2. Book: G. K Ghosh. Tourism Perspective in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 1998. APH Publishing. 978-81-7024-978-8. 130–.
  3. Book: Lonely Planet. Isabella Noble. Paul Harding, Kevin Raub, Sarina Singh, Iain Stewart. Lonely Planet South India & Kerala. 1 October 2017. Lonely Planet Global Limited. 978-1-78701-239-4. 1016–.
  4. http://www.andamans.gov.in/html/portblair.html Samudrika (Naval Marine Museum)