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The
Indian islands comprise of the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, and the Lakshadweep
Islands in the Arabian Sea. Till recently isolated and comparatively
unknown, these islands have now begun to figure on the national
horizon. It is now accepted that the islands are a storehouse
of natural wealth, hidden in the sea.
The Bay of Bengal islands are a group of 321 north-south
running islands - 302 in the Andaman group and 19 in the Nicobar
group. The Andaman group covers an area of 6,346 sq km, and
the Nicobar group covers 1,953 sq km. On the other hand, the
Lakshadweep is a group of 27 coral reef islands in the Arabian
Sea.
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Techniques prevalent in this region
- Traditional
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