🗺 Physiographic divisions

The Islands

Maps show India’s boundaries as officially depicted by the Government of India. Rivers, ranges and regions are drawn from Natural Earth’s public-domain data and are approximate.

Two major groups: about 572 islands and islets in the Bay of Bengal (Andaman and Nicobar), and the coral islands of Lakshadweep and Minicoy in the Arabian Sea.

📘 NCERT Class 11, India: Physical Environment, Ch. 2 (Structure and Physiography) ↗

In this division

IslandsAndaman IslandsHighest peak: Saddle Peak, 738 mIslandsNicobar IslandsHighest peak: Mount Thuiller, 642 mIslandsLakshadweep and MinicoyIslands: about 36 (11 inhabited)

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