Consider the following statements with refrence to Ten Degree Channel 1 It is a channel that separat...........

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Consider the following statements with refrence to Ten Degree Channel:

1. It is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal.

2. It is so named as it lies on the 10 kilometer away from the equator.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This channel is 150 kilometres wide from north to south and approximately 10 kilometres long from east to west. It is so named as it lies on the 10-degree line of latitude, north of the equator.