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Nine Degree Channel separates:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
  2. Lakshadweep and Minicoy
  3. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
  4. North Andaman and South Andaman

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Lakshadweep and Minicoy

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Lakshadweep and Minicoy šŸ“š Explanation: The Nine Degree Channel is a strategically important water channel located in the Indian Ocean that geographically separates the main island group of Lakshadweep from the solitary southern island of Minicoy. It is approximately 200 km wide. The channel handles a massive volume of international merchant shipping traffic moving between Europe and East Asia.