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Andaman Nicobar Islands Topography

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Andaman and Nicobar Island topography shows a typical character, with the presence of a number of islands in a long and broken chain. The topography of Andaman and Nicobar Islands appears to be a north-south arc, situated between the 16º and 14º latitude, and 92º and 94º East longitude.

The topography of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is, geologically, a part of land mass of South-east Asia, including Malaysia, North-east India, Burma, Thailand and Indonesia.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands contains a group of 3000 islands, which includes both islands and islets in the archipelago. Ritchie Archipelago and Labyrinth Islands are the two important islets in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The topography in Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprises of a long range of hills with evergreen forests. The islands holds a series of ridges and mountains, with moderate elevation and slopes: flat lands are sparse in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

A snap-shot at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands topography is as follows:
  • Altitude:
    • Saddle Peak (Andaman Islands) - 732 meters.
    • Mount Thullier (Nicobar Islands) - 642 meters.
  • Length and Breadth of the Andaman Islands:
    • Length - 467 kilometers.
    • Width - 52 kilometers.
  • Length and Breath of the Nicobar Islands:
    • Length - 259 kilometers.
    • Width - 58 kilometers.
  • Biggest Island:
    • Middle Andaman Islands (Andaman group) - 1536 square kilometers.
    • Great Nicobar Islands (Nicobar group) - 1045 square kilometers.
  • Smallest Island:
    • Ross Island (Andaman) - 0.8 square kilometers.
    • Pilomillow Island (Nicobar) - 1.3 square kilometers.
The topography at Andaman and Nicobar Islands maintains that the Islands comprises of North Andaman, Middle Andaman, South Andaman and Little Andaman in the Andaman group of islands, and Great Nicobar, Car Nicobar, Nancowry, Katchal and Chowra in the Nicobar group of islands.