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The Lakshadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are India's two major island formations and are classified as union territories. The Lakshadweep Islands lie 200 to 440 km (120 to 270 mi) off the coast of Kerala in the Arabian sea with an area of 32 km 2 (12 sq mi). They consist of twelve atolls, three reefs, and five submerged banks, with a ...
Most of the rivers in India originate from the four major watersheds in India. The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3] [4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5]
All India Maps. Base map of India with district boundaries, rivers and lakes Image:India map blank.svg / Image:India map en.svg; Locator maps for all States Image:India RegionName locator map.svg; locator maps for all regions Image:India StateName locator map.svg; Disputed areas map Image:India disputed areas map.svg; Physical map Image:India ...
The Western Ghats serves as one of the major sources of many perennial rivers in India. The major river systems originating in the Western Ghats are the Godavari , Kaveri , and Krishna . However, most of the rivers flow eastwards towards the Bay of Bengal owing to the steeper gradient moving from east to west.
The northernmost point of the islands is 901 km (560 mi) away from the mouth of the Hooghly River in the Indian mainland. The territory shares maritime borders with Indonesia located about 165 km (103 mi) to the south, Myanmar located 280 km (170 mi) to the north-east and Thailand located 650 km (400 mi) to the south-east. [ 39 ]
Pulo Milo or Pillomilo (Milo Island) Meroe; Menchal Island (Mini Nicobar Island) Trak Island; Treis Island; Great Nicobar (922 km 2 or 356 sq mi, largest island of the Nicobars) Kondul Island; Kabra Islet; Pigeon Islet; Megapod Islet
For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
Lakshadweep (Malayalam: [lɐkʂɐd̪βʷiːbɨ̆]) is a union territory of India.It is an archipelago of 36 islands [a] divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and the atoll of Minicoy to the south of the Nine Degree Channel.