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Which island is in Arabian Sea?

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Asked by: April Bryant

There are several islands in the Arabian Sea, with the most important ones being Lakshadweep Islands (India), Socotra (Yemen), Masirah (Oman) and Astola Island (Pakistan).

How many islands are present in Arabian Sea?

Physical features. Most of the Arabian Sea has depths that exceed 9,800 feet (2,990 metres), and there are no islands in the middle. Deep water reaches close to the bordering lands except in the northeast, off Pakistan and India.

What are the two island of the Arabian Sea?

The two major island groups in India are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on the Bay of Bengal, and the other one is the Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea.

Which island group is lying in Arabian Sea?

Lakshadweep islands

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 many islands are in the Arabian Sea in India?

The correct answer is Lakshadweep Islands. Lakshadweep is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands in the Arabian sea, located 200 to 440 km (120 to 270 mi) off of the mainland’s southwestern coast.

Which is India’s largest island?

The Andrott Island is the largest island with an area of 4.90 sq km, length of 4.66 km and a maximum width of 1.43 km.
Climate.

Island at a glance
Population(2011) 11191
Density(per Sq.km) 2312
Access by Air and Sea from India,South-west coast

Is Maldives in Arabian Sea?

The Maldives is a strategic point of the Arabian Sea. The northernmost point of the Maldivian waters is only 100 km from the Indian island — Minicoy; around 380 km from Kavaratti; and only 425 km from the nearest point of the Indian mainland — the coast of Thiruvananthapuram.

How many islands are in India?

This is a partial list of islands of India. There are a total of 1,382 islands (including uninhabited ones) in India.

What are the two islands of India?

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, union territory, India, consisting of two groups of islands at the southeastern edge of the Bay of Bengal.

Is Lakshadweep in Arabian Sea?

All Islands are 220 to 440 km away from the coastal city of Kochi in Kerala, in the emerald Arabian Sea. The natural landscapes, the sandy beaches, abundance of flora and fauna and the absence of a rushed lifestyle enhance the mystique of Lakshadweep. The islands are well connected by regular flights from Kochi.

Are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Arabian Sea?

The major islands groups of India are Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago (A chain of islands similar in origin) in Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep islands in Arabian Sea.

Which is largest island in the world?

The Largest Islands in the World

  • Greenland (836,330 sq miles/2,166,086 sq km) …
  • New Guinea (317,150 sq miles/821,400 sq km) …
  • Borneo (288,869 sq miles/748,168 sq km) …
  • Madagascar (226,756 sq miles/587,295 sq km) …
  • Baffin (195,928 sq miles/507,451 sq km) …
  • Sumatra (171,069 sq miles/443,066 sq km)

What is the 2nd largest island in the world?

New Guinea

New Guinea
New Guinea is the 2nd largest Island in the world, with an area of 785,753 sq km.

Which is the largest island in Asia?

Borneo

Borneo (/ˈbɔːrnioʊ/); Indonesian: Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.