A marginal sea of the northeastern Indian Ocean between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the coasts of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Its waters were severely affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, generated by an undersea earthquake near Sumatra.
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Area (sq km) Maximum Depth (m) Connections
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Shaped By
Source Andaman Sea - Wikipedia
Sources
1. Andaman Sea - Wikipedia
Infobox, area
797000 km2 sqmi -2
Infobox, length
1202 km mi 0
Infobox, max_depth
4198 m ft 0
Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
10 N 96 E
Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
10 N 96 E
Shaped By: Subduction, Lead and sections
It is caused by the ongoing subduction of the India plate beneath the Andaman island arc, which forces magma to rise in this location of the Burma plate.
View the SourceWikidata: Andaman Sea
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