Question

The eight degree channel separate which of the following?
1. India from Sri Lanka
2. Minicoy and Maldives
3. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4. Indira point from Indonesia

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Minicoy and Maldives

The correct answer is Minicoy and Maldives.

• 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. 

 

• Eight Degree Channel
  • The maritime boundary between the Maldives and India runs through the Eight Degree Channel.
  • It separates the islands of Minicoy and Maldives.
  • It is so named as it lies on the 8-degree line of Latitude, north of the equator.
• Nine Degree Channel
  • It separates the island of Minicoy from the main Lakshadweep archipelago.
  • It is 200 km wide with a depth of 2597 metres. 
  • It is strategically important as it is the passage of nearly all merchant shipping between Europe, the Middle-East and Western Asia with South-East Asia and the far-East.
• Ten Degree Channel
  • It separates the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal and forms the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 
  • It is 150km wide from north to south and 10km long from east to west with a minimum depth of 7.3 metres.
  • It is so named as it lies on the 10-degree line of latitude, north of the equator.