Duncan Passage
# Duncan Passage

Duncan Passage is a strait in the Bay of Bengal. It is about 48 km (30 mi) wide; it separates Rutland Island (part of Great Andaman and South Andaman administrative division) to the north, and Little Andaman to the south. West of Duncan Passage is the Bay of Bengal; east is the Andaman Sea. It lies within the exclusive economic zone of India protected by the integrated tri-services Andaman and Nicobar Command of Indian Military.

It sits between The Sisters island off South Andaman Island and North Brother Island off Little Andaman with a minimum depth of 21.9 m.

Manners Strait is the branch of Duncan Passage that lies between North Cinque Island and Rutland Island.

## Islands along Duncan Passage

Several small islands and islets lie along the passage. North to south, they are:

* North Cinque Island
* South Cinque Island
* Passage Island
* The Sisters
* North Brother Island
* South Brother Island

## Nearby major channels and straits

### In Andamans

* Cocos Strait
* Ten Degree Channel
* Duncan Passage
* Six Degree Channel

### Outside Andaman

* Palk strait
* Malacca Strait
* Singapore Strait
* Sunda Strait
* Lombok Strait

## Gallery

* Gulf of Mannar
* Cocos Strait, Duncan Passage
* Cocos Strait is at the northern end of Andaman Islands in red square
* Ten Degrees Channel
* Ten Degrees Channel, closeup
* Malacca Strait
* Singapore Strait
* Sunda Strait
* Lombok Strait
* South China Sea, Malacca Strait, Gulf of Thailand, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea
