write a short note on islands of Arabian sea and BAY of Bengal
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2.Arabian sea
The arabian sea is the region of the northern indian ocean bounded on the northeast and east by the Indian peninsula on the west by Somalia and Arabian peninsula, on north by Pakistan and Iran ,and on the south by the Maldives.
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The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman Islands of India and Myanmar and the Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between Sri Lanka and the north westernmost point of Sumatra (Indonesia). It is the largest water region called a bay in the world. There are countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal map.png
Map of Bay of Bengal
Location
South Asia and Southeast Asia
Coordinates
15°N 88°E
Type
Bay
Primary inflows
Indian Ocean
Basin countries
Bangladesh
India
Indonesia
Myanmar
Sri Lanka[1][2]
Max. length
2,090 km (1,300 mi)
Max. width
1,610 km (1,000 mi)
Surface area
2,172,000 km2 (839,000 sq mi)
Average depth
2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Max. depth
4,694 m (15,400 ft)
The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of 2,172,000 square kilometres (839,000 sq mi). A number of large rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal: the Ganges–Hooghly, the Padma, the Brahmaputra–Jamuna, the Barak–Surma–Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Godavari, the Mahanadi, the Brahmani, the Baitarani, the Krishna and the Kaveri. Among the important ports are Chennai-Ennore, Chittagong, Colombo, Kolkata-Haldia, Mongla, Paradip, Port Blair, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam and Dhamra. Among the smaller ports are Gopalpur Port, Kakinada and Payra.
The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Peninsula, on the southeast by the Laccadive Sea,[1] on the southwest by the Somali Sea,[2] and on the east by India. Its total area is 3,862,000 km2 (1,491,000 sq mi) and its maximum depth is 4,652 meters (15,262 ft). The Gulf of Aden in the west connects the Arabian Sea to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest, connecting it to the Persian Gulf.
Arabian Sea
center
Arabian Sea map.png
Coordinates
14°N 65°E
Type
Sea
Part of
Indian Ocean
Basin countries
India, Iran, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Max. width
2,400 km (1,500 mi)
Surface area
3,862,000 km2 (1,491,000 sq mi)
Max. depth
4,652 m (15,262 ft)
Islands
Astola island, Basavaraja Durga Island, Lakshadweep, Piram Island, Pirotan, Socotra
The Arabian Sea has been crossed by many important marine trade routes since the third or second millennium BCE. Major seaports include Kandla Port, Okha Port, Mumbai Port, Nhava Sheva Port (Navi Mumbai), Mormugão Port (Goa), New Mangalore Port and Kochi Port in India, the Port of Karachi, Port Qasim, and the Gwadar Port in Pakistan, Chabahar Port in Iran and the Port of Salalah in Salalah, Oman. The largest islands in the Arabian Sea include Socotra (Yemen), Masirah Island (Oman), Lakshadweep (India) and Astola Island (Pakistan).