Galathea National Park is a national park located in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located on the island of Great Nicobar in the Nicobar Islands, which lie in the eastern Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal). The total area of this park is some 110 square kilometres, and it was gazetted as a National Park of India in 1992. Galathea forms part of what has been designated as the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the larger Campbell Bay National Park, separated from Galathea by a 12-km forest buffer zone. Many unique and rare species of plants and animals are found in the park, a number of which (owing to their relative geographical isolation) are endemic to the islands. Flora The vegetation consists largely of tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. Fauna Notable animal species found in the park include the giant robber crab, megapode and Nicobar pigeon. From February to December, the largest turtle in the world, the leather back turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), nests here. Climate There is an acute tropical climate here, only with the summer season and monsoons, the inhabitants of the park here have never encountered winter conditions. During the rainy season, an average of 3000-3800 mm of rain per square meter falls here. Getting to Galathea National Park The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have just one airport, Port Blair. There are daily flights to and from Port Blair to Chennai and Kolkata. The flight time is 2 hours. Gallary See also Andaman and Nicobar Environmental Team Society for Andaman and Nicobar Ecology References National parks in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Protected areas established in 1992 1992 establishments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands