Nancowry is an island in the central part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. In 1755, the government of Denmark formally claimed sovereignty over Nicobars, under the name of Frederiksøerne and encouraged a mission established by the Moravian Brethren of Herrn…Nancowry is an island in the central part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. In 1755, the government of Denmark formally claimed sovereignty over Nicobars, under the name of Frederiksøerne and encouraged a mission established by the Moravian Brethren of Herrnhut. The Danes established a short-lived colony on the island which they named Ny Sjælland.
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