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Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’?<\/p>\n

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\nThe 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.
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\nGeographically, this channel lies roughly along the 10\u00b0 North latitude line. It is a significant geographical feature dividing the two major island groups of India’s Andaman and Nicobar archipelago.
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\nOther significant channels in the region include the Eight Degree Channel (separating Minicoy island of Lakshadweep from the Maldives) and the Great Channel (separating Great Nicobar from Sumatra, Indonesia). The Sunda Strait separates the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
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