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Little Andaman is the fourth largest of the Andaman Islands with an area of 739 km², lying at the southern end of the Archipelago . It is home to the Onge tribe and has been a Tribal Reserve since 1957 .

The lowlying island has widespread Rainforest and several rare species of Marine Turtle . In the 1960s , the Government Of India initiated a Colonisation programme centred on Forestry , but this was later largely abandoned and a court order in 2002 confirmed its protection.

Little Andaman is often considered the counterpart of the Great Andaman island group.