Mount Harriet National Park

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The Mount Harriet Island National Park is a national park located in Ferrargunj tehsil in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India. The park covers about 46.62 km² (18.00 mi²).

It is named for the wife of Robert Christopher Tytler, a British soldier, naturalist and photographer, who was appointed officiating Superintendent of the Convict Settlement at Port Blair in the Andamans from April 1862 to February 1864.[1]

It is known for its Andaman wild pigs, saltwater crocodiles, turtles and robber crab.

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  1. ^ George Weber, Pioneer Biographies of the British Period to 1947 Appendix A Full text


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