one of the Nicobar Islands, in the Bay of Bengal, N. Lat. 7° 57', E. Long. 93° 43'. The soil is rich, and produces coconuts, 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 Trincutty. The island is about 25 miles in circumference.