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Answer : 4. "Ten Degree Channel"
Identify the waterways which separate the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.
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Identify the waterways which separate the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.
- 1Palk Straitfalse
- 2Maliku Kandufalse
- 3Duncan Passagefalse
- 4Ten Degree Channeltrue
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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.