Does Andaman and Nicobar islands belong to India?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 38 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.
Where does Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep islands lie?
Bay of Bengal
The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30’N) divides the country into almost two equal parts. To the southeast and southwest of the mainland, lie the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the Lakshadweep islands in Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea respectively.
How are Lakshadweep Islands different from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
The Capital of Andaman and Nicobar islands is Port Blair and the capital of Lakshadweep islands is Kavarati. Andaman and Nicobar are volcanic islands and Lakshadweep are ccoral islands. 4. Andaman and Nicobar islands have 500 islands while Lakshadweep islands have 36 islands.
What is the origin of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
The major island groups of India are the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago in the Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea. Andaman and Nicobar Islands were formed due to a collision between the Indian Plate and Burma Minor Plate [part of Eurasian Plate][Similar to the formation of Himalayas].
How are Lakshadweep islands different from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
What is the difference between Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands were formed due to collision between Indian Plate and Burma Minor Plate [part of Eurasian Plate] [Similar to formation of Himalayas]. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are southward extension of Arakan Yoma range [Myanmar] [Arakan Yoma in itself is an extension of Purvanchal Hills ]. Lakshadweep Islands are coral islands.
When did Andaman and Nicobar become part of India?
During the independence of India, the departing British announced their intention to resettle all Anglo-Indians and Anglo-Burmese on the Andaman & Nicobar islands to form their own nation, although this never materialized. It became part of the Indian country in 1950 and was also declared as a union territory in 1956.
When was the first penal colony established in Andaman and Nicobar?
In 1789, the East India Company established a settlement in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but was soon vacated in 1796. It was in 1857, during the first war of Indian Independence that the island was used as a penal colony, which was known as ‘Kalapani’.
How did India take over the islands of Lakshadweep?
For instance, the Indian Ocean islands of Lakshadweep were taken over by India by being the first to hoist the flag (by the time the Pakistan Navy reashed these islands, the Indians already had their flag up and Pakistan didn’t consider it worthy to fight this far from their home base).