With reference to the climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- 1.The climate can be defined as a humid, tropical coastal climate.
- 2.It receives rainfall from both South-west monsoon and North-east monsoon.
- 3.Maximum precipitation is between December and May.
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Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) 1 and 2
The Andaman and Nicobar Administration's own statistics describe a humid, tropical, coastal climate, with rain from both the south-west and the north-east monsoons. The maximum rainfall is from May to December, so the wettest period is not December to May.
- ✓ 1. The Directorate of Economics and Statistics of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration says the climate of the islands can be defined as humid, tropical and coastal; the Forest Department also describes a hot, humid climate with abundant rains.
- ✓ 2. The islands get rain from both monsoons: the south-west monsoon from mid-May to the end of September and the north-east monsoon from November to January, according to the Administration's meteorological statistics.
- ✗ 3. The Administration's statistics put the maximum rainfall between May and December, which is the opposite of December to May.
Remember · Andaman and Nicobar: humid, tropical, coastal climate; rain from both south-west and north-east monsoons; maximum rainfall May to December (about 3,000 mm a year).
Sources
- Department of Environment & Forest, Andaman & Nicobar Administration: The Forest ↗ “Due to a tropical hot and humid climate with abundant rains, all the major islands support a very luxuriant and rich vegetation.”
- Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Directorate of Economics and Statistics: Meteorological analysis (2009), climate of the islands ↗ “The Climate of the Islands can be defined as humid, tropical, coastal climate, proximity to the equator and the sea ensures a hot, humid uniform climate. … The Islands have rainfall from both the Southwest and Northeast monsoons and the maximum rainfall is between May to December.”
- Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Directorate of Economics and Statistics: Meteorological statistics 2022 ↗ “It gets rain almost throughout the year (from) under the influence of southwest monsoon during mid-May to end of September and under northeast monsoon during November to January.”
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