In which Union Territory is Galathea Bay located?

Concept

Geographic location questions are solved by linking a named physical feature to the landform that contains it and then to the relevant administrative unit.

For an island location, locate the feature on a specific island, then map that island to its island group and Union Territory.

Application

Galathea Bay lies on Great Nicobar Island. Great Nicobar belongs to the Nicobar group within the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Contrast

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands is an archipelagic Union Territory in the Bay of Bengal and includes Great Nicobar.

• Puducherry consists mainly of separated enclaves on India’s southern coasts and does not include Great Nicobar.

• Lakshadweep is a coral-island Union Territory in the Arabian Sea, west of mainland India.

• Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu comprises territories in western India, including an inland area and Arabian Sea coastal enclaves.

Cross-check

A Press Information Bureau release from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways places Galathea Bay on Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, confirming the administrative chain.

Result

Therefore, Galathea Bay is located in the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.