India has two groups of islands namely:

(a) Lakshadweep Islands

(b) Andaman and Nicobar islands group

Lakshadweep Islands:

(a) These island groups are located in the Arabian Sea i.e., west of Malabar coast of Kerala.

(b) These islands are of coral origin formed by deposition of the dead remains,

(c) The total area of islands are 32 sq km. In Lakshadweep, administrative headquarters is in Kavaratti islands.

(d) They have a wide diversity of flora and fauna. The Pitti island, an uninhabited island has a bird sanctuary.

Andaman and Nicobar Island:

(a) These islands are located in the Bay of Bengal are the raised portion of the submerged mountain ranges projecting out of the sea water.

(b) Large in size and are more numerous. Some of them are of volcanic origin e.g. Barren island the only active volcano.

(c) These islands are of strategic importance as it lies very close to south-east Asia,

(d) The capital city is Port Blair,

(e) Experience equatorial climate and has thick forest cover.