Two physical features of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, and are a Union Territory of India.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are known for their natural Beauty, sandy beaches and rich marine biodiversity. Most of the islands are surrounded by fringing reefs on their eastern side and barrier reefs on their western side. The area covered by the reefs is about 2000 sq.km. i.e., 6 percent of the islands. They harbour a rich population of corals, molluscs, fishes etc, and most of them have luxurient mangrove vegetation closely associated with them.
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Himalayas in NorthEast States turned towards Mishmi Hills and they came to be known as Purvanchal. They enter Myanmar and got the name Arakanyoma. Later they submerged in Bay of Bengal and re-emerges again as Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Thus Andamans are Formed of Himalayas.
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands is always warm, with pleasant sea-breeze . The rainy season happens twice a year under the influence of Southwest monsoon in mid-May to September, and Northeast monsoon in November To January. There is medium to heavy rain during the monsoon, in the months from May to mid September and November to mid December.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are known for their natural Beauty, sandy beaches and rich marine biodiversity. Most of the islands are surrounded by fringing reefs on their eastern side and barrier reefs on their western side. The area covered by the reefs is about 2000 sq.km. i.e., 6 percent of the islands. They harbour a rich population of corals, molluscs, fishes etc, and most of them have luxurient mangrove vegetation closely associated with them.
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Himalayas in NorthEast States turned towards Mishmi Hills and they came to be known as Purvanchal. They enter Myanmar and got the name Arakanyoma. Later they submerged in Bay of Bengal and re-emerges again as Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Thus Andamans are Formed of Himalayas.
CLIMATE-
Andaman & Nicobar Islands is always warm, with pleasant sea-breeze . The rainy season happens twice a year under the influence of Southwest monsoon in mid-May to September, and Northeast monsoon in November To January. There is medium to heavy rain during the monsoon, in the months from May to mid September and November to mid December.
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have a tropical rainforest canopy, made of a mixed flora with elements from Indian, Myanmar, Malaysian and endemic floral strains. So far, about 2,200 varieties of plants have been recorded, out of which 200 are endemic and 1,300 do not occur in mainland India.
This tropical rain forest, despite its isolation from adjacent land masses, is surprisingly rich with a diversity of animal life.
About 50 varieties of forest mammals are found to occur in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Some are endemic, including the Andaman Wild Boar. Rodents are the largest group with 26 species, followed by 14 species of bat.Similar questions