Army Cantt in Andaman

The Andaman Islands are an archipelago, made up of 200 islands, in the northeastern Indian Ocean about 130 km southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east. Most of the isla…
The Andaman Islands are an archipelago, made up of 200 islands, in the northeastern Indian Ocean about 130 km southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east. Most of the islands are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a Union Territory of India, while the Coco Islands and Preparis Island are part of the Yangon Region of Myanmar.
  • Location: Bay of Bengal
  • Population: 343,125 (2011)
  • Archipelago: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Total islands: 572
  • Major islands: North Andaman Island, Little Andaman, Middle Andaman Island, South Andaman Island
  • Area: 6,408 km² (2,474 sq mi)
  • Highest elevation: 732 m (2402 ft)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org