Prominent Indian Islands

A & N IslandsContinuation of Arakan Yoma mountain range of MyanmarNicobarJust 147 km from Sumatra island (Indonesia)Saddle PeakHighest Peak of AndamanPamban IslandBetween India & SrilankaSalasetteGroup of 7 islands, known as Mumbai todayDiuFishing IslandNew Moore IslandDisputed site b/w India & BangladeshWheeler IslandMissile launching island in BOB → Near Odisha coastSriharikotaSplit Island → Rocket launching site in BOB in Andhra PradeshWellingtonNaval Station → KeralaSignificance of Indian Ocean for India 

• Strategic significance → India overlooks some of the most important sea lanes viz. Suez Canal, Malacca Strait
• Economic significance → Long coastline, 2.02 million sq km EEZ (Exclusive economic zone)
• Tourism Significance → Marine biodiversity and rich ecosystem with coral reefs, mangroves
• Large Fishing potential, Wave energy & Tidal energy potential, Zone of Hydrocarbons
• Generation of south west Monsoon