The Andaman and Nicobar Islands ("Andaman" & "Nicobar" About this sound local (help info)), one of the seven union territories of India, are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. .
The territory is 150 km (93 mi) north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated from Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) by the Andaman Sea. It comprises two island groups, the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands, separated by the 10°N parallel, with the Andamans to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobars to the south (or by 179 km). The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.