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Location: Hekla Sudurland Iceland

The Bengal Presidency establishes a naval base …

Years: 1786 - 1786
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The Bengal Presidency establishes a naval base and penal colony on Chatham Island in the southeast bay of Great Andaman in 1789.

The settlement is now known as Port Blair (after the Bombay Marine lieutenant Archibald Blair who founded it).
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Southeast Asia (1786 - 1786)
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Andamanasia (1786 - 1786)