Cleugh Passage is a
strait
A strait is an oceanic landform connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly, it is a narrow ocean channe ...
of the
Bay of Bengal in the
Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between th ...
, part of the
Indian
union territory of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It lies at the north tip of
North Andaman Island (Cape Price), and separates it from the smaller islands
Landfall Island and
East Island.
It is about 5 km wide.
West Island lies in the western approach to the passage.
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References
Geological Survey of India
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Landforms of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
North and Middle Andaman district
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