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Q:

 Identify the waterways which separate the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.

  • 1
    Palk Strait
  • 2
    Maliku Kandu
  • 3
    Duncan Passage
  • 4
    Ten Degree Channel
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Answer : 4. "Ten Degree Channel"
Explanation :

1. The Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other.

2. It is located on the 10-degree line of latitude, north of the equator.

3. Channel is a wide open waterway that passes through two landmasses that are located close to each other.

Other waterways separating the Andaman and Nicobar Islands include.

A. Duncan Waterway: It separates South Andaman and Little Andaman.

B. Grand Channel: It separates Great Nicobar and Sumatra island of Indonesia.

C. Coco Strait: It separates North Andaman and Coco Islands of Myanmar.

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