GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Munroe
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Minicoy
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Andrott
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Eight Degree Channel forms the maritime border between India and the Maldives. It divides the Maldives from the Minicoy Islands. It is so named because it is located north of the equator on the 8-degree line of latitude.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Eight Degree Channel separates the islands of Minicoy and Maldives. The Nine Degree Channel separates the island of Minicoy from the main Lakshadweep archipelago. The Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Nine Degree Channel is a channel in the Indian Ocean between the Laccadive Islands of Kalpeni and Suheli Par, and Maliku Atoll (Minicoy Island). These two subgroups of islands, together with the Amindivi Subgroup, form the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Lakshadweep.