The Andaman and Nicobar are a group of picturesque islands big and small inhabited and uninhabited a total of 572 islands,islets and rocks lying in the southern Eastern Part of Bay of Bengal of which only 38 are permanently inhabited. Most of the islands (about 550) are in the Andamans group, 26 of which are inhabited.The smaller Nicobar’s comprise some 22 main islands (10 inhabited). The Andaman and Nicobar are separated by a channel (The Ten Degree Channel) some 150 km wide. They lie along an arc in long and narrow broken chain, approximately North-South over a distance nearly 800 kms. The highest point is located in North Andaman Island (Saddle Peak at 732 meters-2,402 ft)

Geographically it is a part of South East Asia 150 km north of Ac-eh in Indonesia and separated from Thailand and Burma by the Andaman Sea. The Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands, separated by the 10° N parallel, with the Andaman to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobar to the south. The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.

The total area of the Andaman Islands is some 6,408 km2 (2,474 sq mi);that of the Nicobar Islands approximately 1,841 km2 (711 sq mi)Andaman & Nicobar comprises of two groups of islands-the Andaman Islands consists of 572 islands. The islands separate the Andaman Sea from the Indian Ocean. About 26 islands are inhabited by humans. The Nicobar group of islands, located to the south of Andaman Islands comprises of 22 major islands. Only 10 islands are inhabited by humans. Labyrinth Islands and Ritchie’s Archipelago are the two major islets belonging to the family of the Nicobar group of islands.