Ten degrees Channel which lies between Little Andaman Island and the Car Nicobar, about 77 miles to the S, is deep and clear. The Channel is approximately 150 km wide, running essentially along an east-west orientation. It is so named as it lies on the 10-degree line of latitude, north of the equator.
A depth of 7.3m lies 4 miles S of Sandy Point, the SW point of Little Andaman Island.
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Ten degrees Channel which lies between Little Andaman Island and the Car Nicobar, about 77 miles to the S, is deep and clear. The Channel is approximately 150 km wide, running essentially along an east-west orientation. It is so named as it lies on the 10-degree line of latitude, north of the equator.
