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This is a partial list of islands in the Indian Republic. There are a total of 1,382 islands (including uninhabited ones) in the country. There are a total of 1,382 islands (including uninhabited ones) in the country.
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The islands are grouped into two main clusters: the northern Andaman Islands and the southern Nicobar Islands, separated by a 150 km (93 mi) wide channel. The capital and largest city of the territory, Port Blair (officially Sri Vijaya Puram), is located approximately 1,190 km (740 mi) from Chennai and 1,255 km (780 mi) from Kolkata in mainland ...
Coastal India is a geo-cultural region in the Indian subcontinent that spans the entire coastline of India. [1] Indian total coastline is estimated to 11,098 km. [2] Gujarat has the longest coastline with 2340 km. Second longest coastline belongs to Tamilnadu with 1068 km. Andhrapradesh comes third with 1053 km. West Bengal has the 721 km ...
The islands of the Indian Ocean are part of either the eastern, western, or southern areas. Some prominently large islands include Madagascar , Sri Lanka , and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra , Java , and Lesser Sunda Islands .
The other three continents of Buddhist accounts around Sumeru are not accessible to humans from Jambudvīpa. Jambudvīpa is shaped like a triangle with a blunted point facing south, somewhat like the Indian subcontinent. In its center is a gigantic Jambu tree from which the continent takes its name, meaning "Jambu Island".
South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area (635,780 km 2 or 245,480 sq mi) and 20% of India's population.
Katchal [7] is the largest island of the central group of islands and had 35 villages (of which six were main villages). After the tsunami, the natives regrouped and formed five tribal villages in the island viz. E-Wall , Meenakshi Ram Nagar , Japan Tikrey , Sallo Tikrey , and Upper Katchal .