Samudrika Naval Marine Museum
LocationPort Blair, India
Coordinates11°40′19″N 92°43′34″E / 11.672°N 92.726°E / 11.672; 92.726
CuratorIndian 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.

References

  1. 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 (1 October 2017). Lonely Planet India. Lonely Planet Global Limited. pp. 2656–. ISBN 978-1-78701-199-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. G. K Ghosh (1998). Tourism Perspective in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. APH Publishing. pp. 130–. ISBN 978-81-7024-978-8.
  3. Lonely Planet; Isabella Noble; Paul Harding, Kevin Raub, Sarina Singh, Iain Stewart (1 October 2017). Lonely Planet South India & Kerala. Lonely Planet Global Limited. pp. 1016–. ISBN 978-1-78701-239-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Samudrika (Naval Marine Museum).andamans.gov.in
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