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Andaman SeaSea, eastern extension of the Bay of Bengal. Bounded by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, the Malay Peninsula, and the Strait of Malacca and Sumatra, it covers some 308,000 sq mi (798,000 sq km). Trading vessels have plied the sea since ancient times. Part of the early coastal trade route between India and China, from the 8th century it formed a route between India (and Sri Lanka) and Myanmar. Its largest modern ports are George Town (Malaysia) and Yangôn (Myanmar). A large earthquake-generated tsunami in 2004 inundated many of the sea's coastal areas. Andaman Sea part of the Bay of Bengal, between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Malay Peninsula How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "We need huge investments", admitted a Thai official I
interviewed in Phuket, where little sign of the disaster, save a
"low season", can be found, notwithstanding the amplified
music at the perfectly-trimmed sandy white beaches and the tourists
snorkelling in the pristine, turquoise waters of the Andaman Sea. The wave that rose out
of the Andaman Sea broke over some remarkably fragile societies. Indian military authorities were apprised in real time of the
disaster as the waters of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea swept
over Car Nicobar Island. |
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