Teressa Island (Tarasa Dwip), roughly crescent-shaped and low in its central part, lies 6.5 miles SE of Chowra Island. The island has a surface area of 101.26 km².
It appears as two separate islands from the offing. The N end of the island is 250m high. Hinam Village lies 4.5 miles SSE of the N summit and is only visible from seaward on a NE bearing. Laksi Village, which consists of some huts amongst the trees, lies 4 miles SE of Hinam Village. The village is hard to identify from seaward. Bengala Village lies on the E side of the island about 2 miles S of its NE extremity. Karawa Village lies 3.5 miles farther S.
Reefs extend over 1 mile from the N and S ends of the island, but less off the W coast.
On 26 december 2004, the Tsunami has damaged Teressa islandthat has been split into two pieces.
Chowra Island, which lies about 24 miles SSE of Batti Malv Island, is generally low but rises to a 104.5m high rocky pinnacle at its S end. The island looks like a hat from the offing. Sanenya, the principal village, lies on the NE coast. It has area of 8.2 sq km with a population ...
Nancowry Island lies close S of and overlaps the S end of Camorta Island. Nancowry Harbor, a secure landlocked inlet, lies between them. The E entrance of Nancowry Harbor lies between the SE end of Camorta Island and the NE end of Nancowry Island. The approach to this entrance leads ...
Bompoka island lies about 1,8 NM east from southern end of nearby Teressa Island in the Nicobar group of islands. The hills on the island rise upto 193 m. The island
has dense forest and some portions have grass growth. There is thick
coconut palm growth on shores all round ...
Bompoka lighthouse is on SW point of the island. Only the locals can approach the landing point
safely as there are submerged rocks around. From the landing point the
Lighthouse is about 4 km through forest and hilly track. It is
advisable to visit Bompoka island by engaging ...
Teressa Island (Tarasa Dwip), roughly crescent-shaped and low in its central part, lies 6.5 miles SE of Chowra Island. The island has a surface area of 101.26 km².
