Posted on 03/14/2014 9:50:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Indian aircraft on Friday combed Andaman and Nicobar, made up of more than 500 mostly uninhabited islands, for signs of missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 that evidence suggests was last headed towards the heavily forested archipelago.
Popular with tourists and anthropologists alike, the islands form India’s most isolated state. They are best known for dense rainforests, coral reefs and hunter-gatherer tribes who have long resisted contact with outsiders.
The search for MH370 has expanded dramatically in the past week but failed to locate the plane or any wreckage, making it one of the most baffling mysteries in aviation history.
(Excerpt) Read more at thestar.com.my ...
Based on their previous ‘ideas’ the searchers need to look 180 degrees in the other direction.
Villa Maamigili 1798m is long enough; if you won't accept that, then Gan 2,469m
skyvector.com
Interesting. That's a point I haven't heard mentioned before.
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