Question

What is the significance of the Ten Degree Channel in the context of Indian geography?

• A. It marks the boundary between India and Sri Lanka.
• B. It separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands.
• C. It indicates the northernmost extent of the Lakshadweep archipelago.
• D. It defines a major shipping lane in the Arabian Sea.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. It separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands.

• The main islands of the Bay of Bengal are the Andaman and Nicobar groups.

• The Andaman Nicobar Islands are separated by the Ten Degree Channel.

• The shortest distance of the Islands from the mainland (Bay of Bengal Head) is about 2000 km, and the extreme southern the Indira Point - the southernmost point of the Great Nicobar Island