Andaman booklet aw.FH10 - Zoological Survey of India
Andaman booklet aw.FH10 - Zoological Survey of India Andaman booklet aw.FH10 - Zoological Survey of India
CITATION Sivaperuman, C. and Raghunathan, C. 2012, Fauna of the Protected Areas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 1-26. (Published by the Director, ZSI, Kolkata) Published : September, 2012 © Government of India Published at the Publication Division by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700 053. Printed at Hooghly Printing Co., Ltd., Kolkata 700 071
Introduction The Andaman and Nicobar archipelago comprises of 572 islands and extending over 800 km (Fig. 1). These islands were once a part of the Asian mainland but got detached some 100 million years ago during the Upper Mesozoic Period due to geological upheaval. The existing groups of islands constitute the physiographic continuation of the mountainous ranges of Naga and Lushai Hills and Arakan Yoma of Burma through Cape Negrais to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and southeast of Sumatra (Achin Head). The chains of these islands are in fact the camel backs of the submerged mountain ranges projecting above the sea level running north to south between 6°45’N and 13°30'N latitudes and 90°20'E and 93°56'E longitudes. The total area of Andaman and Nicobar is 8249 km 2 . The Andaman and Nicobar islands can be broadly divided into two groups of islands, namely, the Andamans and the Nicobars. The two groups are separated by the Ten-degree Channel which is about 150 km wide 400 fathoms deep. Average annual temperature varies from 24°C to 28°C. Elevations range from 0 to 732 m at 01
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Introduction<br />
The <strong>Andaman</strong> and Nicobar archipelago comprises <strong>of</strong> 572 islands<br />
and extending over 800 km (Fig. 1). These islands were once a part<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Asian mainland but got detached some 100 million years<br />
ago during the Upper Mesozoic Period due to geological upheaval.<br />
The existing groups <strong>of</strong> islands constitute the physiographic<br />
continuation <strong>of</strong> the mountainous ranges <strong>of</strong> Naga and Lushai Hills<br />
and Arakan Yoma <strong>of</strong> Burma through Cape Negrais to the <strong>Andaman</strong><br />
and Nicobar Islands and southeast <strong>of</strong> Sumatra (Achin Head). The<br />
chains <strong>of</strong> these islands are in fact the camel backs <strong>of</strong> the submerged<br />
mountain ranges projecting above the sea level running north to<br />
south between 6°45’N and 13°30'N latitudes and 90°20'E and<br />
93°56'E longitudes. The total area <strong>of</strong> <strong>Andaman</strong> and Nicobar is 8249<br />
km 2 .<br />
The <strong>Andaman</strong> and Nicobar islands can be broadly divided into two<br />
groups <strong>of</strong> islands, namely, the <strong>Andaman</strong>s and the Nicobars. The<br />
two groups are separated by the Ten-degree Channel which is<br />
about 150 km wide 400 fathoms deep. Average annual temperature<br />
varies from 24°C to 28°C. Elevations range from 0 to 732 m at<br />
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