<Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> IST (UTC + 5.30) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Climate </Th> <Td> Am </Td> </Tr> <P> Port Blair (pronunciation (help info)) is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India situated in the Bay of Bengal . It is also the local administrative sub-division (tehsil) of the islands, the headquarters for the district of South Andaman, and is the territory's only notified town . It houses the headquarters of the Andaman and Nicobar Police and the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the first integrated tri-command of the armed forces of India . </P> <P> It also serves as the entry point for visiting the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . Port Blair is connected with mainland India by both air and sea . It is a 2 - hour flight from mainland India to Port Blair, but it takes 3--4 days by sea to reach Chennai, Kolkata or Vishakhapatnam . Air connectivity to Port Blair is available from Chennai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bhubaneshwar and Vishakhapatnam . All flights bound to Andaman and Nicobar Islands land at the Veer Savarkar International Airport . Sea connectivity is available from Chennai, Kolkata and Vishakhapatnam are embarked in Haddo Wharf . It is home to several museums and a major naval base INS Jarawa of the Indian Navy, along with sea and air bases of the Indian Coast Guard and the Indian Air Force . Port Blair is also famous for the historic Cellular Jail and other small islands like Corbyn's Cove, Wandoor, Ross Island, Viper Island etc. which were once home to British colonists . </P>

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