Editing Geography of India (section)

=== Islands ===
[[Image:Andaman.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the Andaman Islands]]
{{See also|List of islands of India}}
The [[Lakshadweep]] and the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] are India's two major island formations and are classified as [[Union Territory|union territories]].

The '''Lakshadweep''' Islands lie {{convert|200|to|440|km|mi|abbr=on}} off the coast of Kerala in the Arabian sea with an area of {{convert|32|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. They consist of twelve atolls, three reefs, and five submerged banks, with a total of about 35 islands and islets.

The '''Andaman and Nicobar''' Islands are located between 6° and 14° north latitude and 92° and 94° east longitude.<ref name="ani1">{{cite web|title=National Portal of India: Know India: State of UTs |url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/ut_andaman.php |publisher=Government of India |access-date=19 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619045535/http://www.india.gov.in/knowindia/ut_andaman.php |archive-date=19 June 2010 }}</ref> They consist of 572 islands, lying in the Bay of Bengal near the [[Myanmar]] coast running in a north–south axis for approximately 910&nbsp;km. They are located {{convert|1255|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Kolkata]] (Calcutta) and {{convert|193|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Cape Negrais]] in Burma.<ref name="ani1" /> The territory consists of two island groups, the [[Andaman Islands]] and the [[Nicobar Islands]]. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands consist of 572 islands which run in a north–south axis for around 910&nbsp;km. The Andaman group has 325 islands which cover an area of {{convert|6,170|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} while the Nicobar group has only 247 islands with an area of {{convert|1,765|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. India's only active volcano, [[Barren Island (Andaman Islands)|Barren Island]] is situated here. It last erupted in 2017. The [[Narcondum]] is a [[dormant volcano]] and there is a [[mud volcano]] at [[Baratang]]. [[Indira Point]], India's southernmost land point, is situated in the Nicobar islands at 6°45’10″N and 93°49’36″E, and lies just {{convert|189|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the Indonesian island of [[Sumatra]], to the southeast. The highest point is [[Mount Thullier]] at {{convert|642|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

Other significant islands in India include [[Diu, India|Diu]], a former [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colony; [[Majuli]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Majuli|first1=River Island|title=Largest river island|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-river-island-|website=Guinness World Records|access-date=6 September 2016|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128092620/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-river-island-|url-status=live}}</ref> a river island of the Brahmaputra; [[Elephanta Island|Elephanta]] in [[Bombay Harbour]]; and [[Sriharikota]], a [[barrier island]] in Andhra Pradesh. [[Salsette Island]] is India's most populous island on which the city of [[Mumbai]] (Bombay) is located. Forty-two islands in the Gulf of Kutch constitute the [[Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch|Marine National Park]].