Andaman Sea Latest News
Recently, at least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea.
About Andaman Sea
- It is a semi-enclosed marginal sea in the northeastern Indian Ocean.
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- It lies between the eastern coast of India and the Malay Peninsula, with Myanmar to the north and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the south.
- The Bay of Bengal bounds the Andaman Sea to the west and the Strait of Malacca to the east.
- It is a complex geological region with a tectonically active plate boundary.
- It is part of the larger Sunda Plate, which the Indian Plate borders to the northwest and the Australian Plate to the southeast.
- Climate: The climate of the Andaman Sea is tropical, with two distinct seasons: the southwest monsoon (May-September) and the northeast monsoon (November-February)
- Biodiversity: It is home to extensive coral reef systems, seagrass meadows, and mangrove forests, which provide critical habitats for a multitude of marine organisms.
Source: TH
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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