What is Island? Write few lines about Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Andaman Nicobar
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one of the seven union territories of India comprising 572 islands of which 37 are inhabited, are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and 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 Andamans to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobars 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 these islands is approximately 8,249 km2 (3,185 sq mi). The islands host the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the only tri-service geographical command of the Indian Armed Forces. The territory is dived into three districts: Nicobar District with Car Nicobar as capital, South Andaman district with Port Blair as capital and North and Middle Andaman district with Mayabunder as capital.
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These islands were earlier (before 1st November 1973) known as Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands.
Location:
These are scattered in the Arabian Sea between 8°N-12°N and 71°E -74°E longitude.
These islands are located at a distance of 280 km-480 km off the Kerala coast.
Origin: The entire island group is built of coral deposits.
Important islands:
Amindivi and Cannanore islands in the north.
Minicoy (lies to the south of the nine degree channel) is the largest island with an area of 453 sq. km.
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Chief Characteristics:
These consist of approximately 36 islands of which 11 are inhabited.
These islands, in general, have a north-south orientation (only Androth has an East-West orientation.
These islands are never more that 5 metres above sea level.
These islands have calcium rich soils- organic limestones and a scattered vegetation of palm species.
One typical feature of these islands is the formation of crescentic reef in the east and a lagoon in the west.
Their eastern seaboard is steeper.
The Islands of this archipelago have storm beaches consisting of unconsolidated pebbles, shingles, cobbles and boulders on the eastern seaboard.
The islands form the smallest Union Territory of India.
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