By: Devika Khosla

The ultimate tropical paradise, this archipelago of over 500 islands is recognised for white sands and turquoise waters that are spectacularly dramatic. And you can blissfully soak it all in from the peaceful palm-fringed shores! Despite being small in size, the Andaman Islands are full of surprises. Here are 10 interesting facts you didn’t know about the Andaman Islands.

You probably thought that the most widely-spoken languages across the Andaman Islands would be Andamanese or Ongan. Wrong! Bengali is the most dominant language, followed by Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.