Write short notes on the Indian desert or island group of India
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The Island Groups of ;(i) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands: This island group is a group of 572 islands on the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal. They are one of the seven union territories of India. This area is spread over 150 kilometres.
(ii) Lakshadweep Islands:There are at least 39 islands in this island group. It is located to southern coast of India and is spread over 32 square kilometres. It is the smallest union territory of India.
Great Indian desert
The Great Indian Desert Thar lies mostly in the Royal Rajasthan states of India, and extended into the some portion of Haryana, punjab and Rann of Kutch in Gujrat. Thar desert covers eastern Sindh province and some area of Pakistan Punjab as well. The maximum area is covered in Rajasthan, India and total covers area is 208,110 km. It is said to be “The Great Indian Desert” is extending towards UP and MP as well. A camel safari into the Thar desert is an experience not to be missed for tourist. Best time to visit The Great Indian Desert is between Oct to March. The Desert National Park, Jaisalmer has a collection of fossils of animals and plants of 180 million years old. Some fossils of Dinosaurs of 6 million years old have also been found in the area.
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