Teressa Island

Teressa
Nickname: Luroo
	Teressa
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	8°16′N 93°08′E / 8.27°N 93.13°E
Archipelago	Nicobar Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Administration
	India
Demographics
Demonym	Hindi
Population	1934
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30);
PIN	744301
Telephone code	03192
Official website	www.and.nic.in

Teressa (Luroo in the Teressa language, Hindi: तेरेस्सा, also called Tarasa Dwip) is one of the Nicobar Islands, India.

History

When Austria (1778-1784) and Denmark (1754/56-1868) claimed Nicobar Islands as a colony, They named Teressa after the Austrian Arch-duchess Maria Theresia. Extensive damage to the island's flora and fauna occurred following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

Geography

Teressa lies west of the neighboring island of Camorta and northwest of Katchal. The smaller island known as Chowra is to the north and Bompoka lies to the east. The northern portion of the island has elevations reaching 87 meters. The island has a surface area of 101.26 km².

Demography

The Indian National Census of 2011 showed the island to have a population of 1,934, and the largest settlements were: Bengali (354), Kalasi (335), and Minyuk (305).