explain about the island of India andaman nicobar islands in bay of Bengal and laksha dweep islands in the Arabian sea
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the Union territories of India, Andaman, and Nicobar islands, comprises two different groups of Island, located at the southeastern end of the Bay of Bengal. The Andaman Islands are the peaks of a submerged mountain range, and the Nicobar island is an arch that stretches between Myanmar and Sumatra island, Indonesia. The capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar islands is port, Blair. The place has gathered importance in recent times, mostly due to cellular jail being located there. Apart from being historically important, it offers a myriad of adventure sports like kayaking, scuba diving, parasailing.
The smallest of all union territories in India, Lakshadweep is a group of amazing islands, located off the west coast of India in the Arabian sea. It comprises 36 total islands and is made up of atolls, reefs and submerged banks.
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India, are a group of 572 islands of which 38 are inhabited at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea
The territory is about 150 km (93 mi) north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated from Thailand and Myanmar by the Andaman Sea. It comprises two island groups, the Andaman Islands (partly) and the Nicobar Islands, separated by the 150 km wide Ten Degree Channel (on the 10°N parallel), with the Andaman islands to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobar islands to the south (or by 179 km). The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.
The territory's capital is the city of Port Blair. The total land area of the islands is approximately 8,249 km2 (3,185 sq mi). The territory is divided into three districts: the Nicobar District with Car Nicobar as its capital, the South Andaman district with Port Blair as its capital and the North and Middle Andaman district with Mayabunder as its capital.
The islands host the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the only tri-service geographical command of the Indian Armed Forces
The Andaman Islands are also home to the Sentinelese people, an uncontacted tribe. The Sentinelese might be the only people currently known to not have reached further than a Paleolithic level of technology,[7] however, this is disputed, as evidence of metalwork was found on their island.