Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’?
Andaman and Nicobar
Nicobar and Sumatra
Maldives and Lakshadweep
Sumatra and Java
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UPSC IAS – 2014
The Ten Degree Channel is a body of water that separates the Andaman Islands to the north and the Nicobar Islands to the south in the Bay of Bengal.
Geographically, this channel lies roughly along the 10° North latitude line. It is a significant geographical feature dividing the two major island groups of India’s Andaman and Nicobar archipelago.