Islands in India

Total 247 islands in India → 204 islands in Bay of Bengal and 43 in the Arabian Sea
Few coral islands in the Gulf of Mannar also
Andaman and Nicobar Islands in Bay of Bengal consist of hard volcanic rocks
The middle Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the largest islands of India
Lakshadweep islands in the Arabian Sea are formed by corals
The southern – most point of India is in Nicobar Island, known as Indira Point
Formerly Indira point was called Pigmalion Point, it is submerged now, after 2004 Tsunami

Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Lakshadweep Islands
Volcanic islands representing submarine volcanism Represent the surfaces of submerged folds viz. extension of Himalaya, precisely Arakan yoma fold mountains of Myanmar Formed of Granite rocks & have high hills &l peaks for ex. Saddle peak Equatorial climate with tropical rain-forests	a union of coral islands, entirely different from A & N islands comprises of large number of dead corals, fringing, barrier and atoll coral reefs Have calcium rich soils filled with organic limestone Have scattered vegetation of palm species

A & N Islands	Continuation of Arakan Yoma mountain range of Myanmar
Nicobar Islands	Just 147 km from Sumatra Island (Indonesia)
Mazuli Island	Largest riverine island of the world, located on Brahamaputra in Assam
New Moore Island	On Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta region & a disputed site b/w India & Bangladesh
Sagar Island	W.B – on the continental shelf of Bay of Bengal
Wheeler Island	Odisha, Integrated Missile Test Range facility
Hope Island	On coast of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh — Houses Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Sriharikota Island	Andhra Pradesh – Satellite launch center
Narcondam Island	Extinct Volcano island – Andaman Sea
Barren Island	Dormant Volcano island – Andaman Sea
Katchatheevu Island	forcibly given to Srilanka by India in 1974
Salasette Island	Group of 7 islands, known as Mumbai today
Wellington Island	Naval Station → Kerala

a chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island
Lies off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka