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Channel
Duncan Passage
Duncan Passage is a
strait in the
Bay of Bengal . It is about 48 km (30 mi) wide; it separates
Rutland Island (part of
Great Andaman and
South Andaman administrative division) to the north, and
Little Andaman to the south. West of Duncan Passage is the
Bay of Bengal ; east is the
Andaman Sea . It lies within the
exclusive economic zone of India protected by the integrated tri-services
Andaman and Nicobar Command of
Indian Military .
It sits between
The Sisters island off
South Andaman Island and
North Brother Island off
Little Andaman with a minimum depth of 21.9 m.
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[2]
Manners Strait is the branch of Duncan Passage that lies between North Cinque Island and Rutland Island.
Islands along Duncan Passage
Several small islands and islets lie along the passage. North to south, they are:
Nearby major channels and straits
Gulf of Mannar
Cocos Strait, Duncan Passage
Cocos Strait is at the northern end of Andaman Islands in red square
Ten Degrees Channel
Ten Degrees Channel, closeup
Malacca Strait
Singapore Strait
Sunda Strait
Lombok Strait
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