Tag: geography

• Lakshadweep formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands, is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 kilometres (120 to 270 mi) off the south western coast of India.
  
• The Laccadives, Minicoy and Aminidivi group of islands were renamed as Lakshadweep (literally means one lakh islands) in 1973.
  
• On 1 November 1956, Maliku was incorporated into the Union Territory of Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands, renamed Lakshadweep in 1973.
  

• Length of coastline of India including the coastlines of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshwadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea is 7517 km.
  
• Length of Coastline of Indian mainland is 6100 km.
  
•  Length of coastline (in km) (i) Gujarat 1214.7 (ii) Maharashtra 652.6(iii) Goa, Daman and Diu 160.5 (iv) Karnataka 280.0 (v) Kerala 569.7 (vi) Tamil Nadu 906.9 (vii) Pudducherry 30.6 (viii) Andhra Pradesh 973.7 (ix) Odisha 476.4 (x) West Bengal 157.5 (xi) Lakshadweep Islands 132.0 (xii) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1962.0Total Coastline 7516.6.
  

• Andaman and Nicobar islands are near to the equator.
  
• As the sun rays fall directly on the equator first (due to earth's tilt) the difference between day and night is less.
  
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands has a humid Weather and has no winter season.

• It comprises two island groups, the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands, separated by the 10°N parallel, with the Andamans to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobars to the south. 
  
• The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.
  
• Geographically located at 11° 41' N and 92° 46' E, these islands are a part of the Bay of Bengal
  
• Two groups of islands, the Andaman and the Nicobar islands lie towards the Southeastern part of the Indian mainland.
  

Saddle Peak or Saddle Hill is located on North Andaman Island in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands. At 731 m, it is the highest point of the archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. It is surrounded by Saddle Peak National Park. It is located near Diglipur, a town in North Andaman Island.

A group of islands is collectively called Archipelago. An island is a piece of land that is surrounded on all sides by water. Most archipelagoes are made of oceanic islands. So the islands were formed by volcanoes erupting from the ocean. The islands are considered part of a larger land mass. Places such as Hawaii and the Virgin Islands are considered to be archipelagos.

The 13th major seaport is established in India at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Port Blair is the 13th and youngest major port of India declared so in 2010. The port is of strategic importance to India and is close to two international shipping lines viz. Saudi Arabia - Singapore and US- Singapore. Port Blair (Andaman) is situated at the Juncture of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. This island port is connected to Indian mainland through flight and ship. This port is the principal hub for shipping in the Andaman Islands. It is known for its scuba diving, water sports, and virgin beaches.

• Maldives is a country of South Asia, situated in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India. 
  
• It consists of approximately 1,190 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls, spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometers, making this one of the most disparate countries in the world.
  
• The Maldives officially the Republic of Maldives is a South Asian island country, located in  the India Ocean.
  
• The Maldives forms a terrestrial ecoregion, together with the Chagos and the Lakshadweep.