Nine Degree Channel

• The Nine Degree Channel is a 124 mile (200km) Channel produced by a gap between Minicoy and its neighbouring islands to the North.
• Its name derives from its position on the Ninth Parallel of Latitude.

International Sea Lane

• The Sea Lane for all shipping passing from the eastern Indian Ocean to the Western Indian Ocean is the Nine Degree Channel.

Eight Degree Channel

• The Eight Degree Channel refers to the Channel between Minicoy and the Maldive Islands to the South.
• Its name is derived from its position on the Eighth Parallel of Latitude.
• It is also known as Maliku Kandu and forms the International Border between India and the Maldives.

Nine Degree Channel