Why in the News?
- A boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized in the Andaman Sea, highlighting its strategic and humanitarian importance.
About the Andaman Sea
What it is
- A marginal sea of the northeastern Indian Ocean
- Acts as a maritime link between:
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
Location
- Lies between:
- 4°N to 20°N latitude
- 92°E to 100°E longitude
Connected Water Bodies
- West: Bay of Bengal
- East: South China Sea (via Strait of Malacca)
Boundaries
- North: Irrawaddy delta (Myanmar)
- East: Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia
- South: Indonesia (Sumatra)
- West: Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India)
Origin of Name
- Derived from “Handuman” (Malay form of Hanuman)
- Linked to ancient maritime trade and cultural exchanges
| [2020] Consider the following pairs: River – Flows into 1. Mekong — Andaman Sea 2. Thames — Irish Sea 3. Volga — Caspian Sea 4. Zambezi — Indian Ocean Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? a) 1 and 2 only b) 3 only c) 3 and 4 only d) 1, 2 and 4 only |
