The channel separating the Andaman Island from the Nicobar Islands is known as

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Q: 116 (CDS-II/2009)
The channel separating the Andaman Island from the Nicobar Islands is known as

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Geography

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CDS-II

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{'nicobar islands': [3, 1, 3, 2], 'andaman island': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'somboraro channel': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'coco channel': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'channel': [1, 0, 1, 1], 'duncan passage': [1, 0, 0, 1]}

The channel that separates the Andaman Island from the Nicobar Islands is known as the 10° channel. This channel is named after the latitude at which it is located, which is approximately 10 degrees north of the equator. The 10° channel is an important waterway in the Bay of Bengal and serves as a passage for ships and vessels traveling between the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands.

Option 1, Coco channel, is not the correct answer. Coco channel is not a recognized name for the channel separating these islands.

Option 3, Duncan passage, is not the correct answer either. While Duncan passage is indeed a narrow sea route in the Andaman Sea, it is not the specific channel that separates the Andaman Island from the Nicobar Islands.

Option 4, Somboraro channel, is also not the correct answer. There is no recognized channel or passage by this name in the region mentioned.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2, the 10° channel.