NANCOWRY, one of the Nicobar Islands, in the Bay of Bengal, N. Lat. 7. 57, E. Long. 93. 43. The soil is rich, and produces cocoa-nuts, plantains, limes, bread-fruit, tamarinds, and other tropical fruits. The inhabitants exchange poultry for cloth, cutlery, tobacco, and other articles. There is a large and good roadstead between this island and those of Camorta and Trincuty. The island is about 25 miles in circumference.