Question

Define island group of India

Answer 1

Answer:

Island Group Of India

Explanation:

The East Indies or the Indies are the lands of South ( Indian subcontinent) and Southeast Asia. In a more restricted sense, the Indies can be used to refer to the islands of Southeast Asia, especially the Indonesian Archipelago and the Philippine Archipelago.

Answer 2

India is politically divided into 29 states and 7 Union Territories. National capital of India is Delhi. Among these 7 union territories, Two are the island groups of India. Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar island are the two island groups of India.

Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep islands are located in the Arabian sea. The island is located in off coast of the Kerala state. Lakshadweep is the island group of India that has coral origin. These are coral islands located off the coast of the God’s own country Kerala. They are considered as kind of coral reefs that are known as Atolls which is circular or horse-shoe shaped reefs.

Features

• After Sikkim, Lakshadweep is the next smallest populated place in India.
• Lakshadweep is India’s smallest Union Territory. (Our country Indian consists of 29 states and 7 union territories. Union territory is not an independent unit but is run by the administrators appointed by the President of India)
• The Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory Lakshadweep in India
• Lakshadweep is an archipelago of 36 islands, scattered over approximately 78,000 square km of the Arabian Sea, 200-440 km off the south-western coast of India
• The population in this island is approximately 65,000

Andaman and Nicobar Island

The Andaman and the Nicobar Islands lies to the southeast of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal. Andaman and Nicobar has its own rich culture and traditions. The island has large number of beaches and tourists are attracted by these.

Features

• Port Blair is the capital of Andaman Nicobar Islands.
• Famous for the popular cellular jail
• Port Blair has a tropical monsoon climate
• Most common religion is Hinduism followed by Christianity and Islam
• Bengali is the most common language. Hindi, Tamil and Telugu are other languages spoken by the people
• Tourism is the main leading economy.