Islands of India – a Bevy of Beauties
September 2, 2010 |14:00 | Gossips By : Team X
An island is a piece of land completely surrounded by water. Above high tide and isolated from other significant landmasses, islands of India have emergent land features. There are two main types of islands i.e., continental islands and oceanic islands. Continental islands are bodies of land that lie on the continental shelf of a continent. On the other hand, an oceanic island is one that does not sit on continental shelves. This type of island is volcanic in origin. However, a group of geographically related islands is called an archipelago. India has two major offshore island possessions i.e., the Lashadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.



Carrying my snorkel gear and a travel book with a picture of an iguana on the cover, I was ready to go on the vacation of my dreams to the Galápagos Islands. But my dream was interrupted.














