The Eight Degree Channel separates which of the following?

India from Sri Lanka

Lakshadweep from Maldives

Andaman from Nicobar Islands

Indira Point from Indonesia

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The correct answer is B) Lakshadweep from Maldives.

The Eight Degree Channel is a channel separating the island of Minicoy in the Lakshadweep archipelago of India from the main group of islands that constitute the Maldives. It is named because it lies on the 8-degree line of latitude North of the Equator.

The Nine Degree Channel separates the island of Minicoy from the rest of the Lakshadweep islands (such as Kalpeni and Suheli Par). The Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands. India is separated from Sri Lanka by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. Indira Point is the southernmost point of India’s territory (Great Nicobar Island), located north of Indonesia (Sumatra).

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