UPSC Prelims 2014 Question:

Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the 'Ten Degree Channel'?

Explanation:

• The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, separating the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, comprise two main island groups; the Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Islands. The islands are located in the Bay of Bengal and are possessed by India.
  
  
• They are separated by a water body which is called the Ten-degree channel.
  
  
• This channel is 150 kilometers 93 mi) wide from north to south, and approximately 10 kilometers 6.2 mi) long from east to west. It has a minimum depth of 7.3m and lies from east to west on the 10-degree line of latitude north of the equator, hence the name.
  
  

Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.

Subject: Geography | Mapping