Narcondam, India’s easternmost Island, is a small volcanicisland located in the northern Andaman Sea.
It was classified as a dormant volcanoby the Geological Survey of India.
Narcondam Island Wildlife Sanctuary is notified as a protected reserve by the government of India. It is also listed on the UNESCO’s tentative Lists of World Heritage Sites.
The island was notified as a sanctuary to protect and monitor the Narcondam hornbill.
Narcondam Island is almost entirely covered with Evergreen and Moist Deciduous forest.
The island is covered with Tropical Evergreen forest, Semievergreen forest, Moist Deciduous forest, Littoral forest and Mangrove forest.
Nicobar Flying Fox Pteropus faunulus and Narcondam Small Flying Fox Pteropus hypomelanus are the most common mammals on this island.
