India- Physiography

India can be divided into four physical divisions.
They are:
1) The Northern Mountains
 2) The North Indian Plain
 3) The Peninsular Plateau
 4) The Coastal regions and Islands

ISLANDS OF INDIA:

There are 247 islands in India, out of which there are 204 islands in the Bay of Bengal and 43 islands in the Arabian Sea. There are a few coral islands in the Gulf of Mannar also. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal consist of hard volcanic rocks. The middle Andaman and Great Nicobar Islands are the largest islands of India. Lakshadweep islands in the Arabian Sea are formed by corals. The southern - most point of India is in the Greater Nicobar Island. It is called Indira Point (formerly it was called Pigmalion Point),now submerged after 2004 Tsunami.