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Why is flat land scarce in the Andaman Islands?
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman redwood trees in the Cinque Islands, south of Rutland Island, in the southern Andamans, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Flat land is scarce in the Andaman Islands primarily because the terrain is characterized by a succession of dome-shaped hill ranges that run parallel to each other from north to south.12
These islands are formed of sandstone, limestone, and shale, and the landscape is highly dissected, consisting of rough terrain with hills that enclose narrow longitudinal valleys. Due to this rugged topography, flat land is limited and confined to only a few specific valleys, such as those at Betapur on Middle Andaman and Diglipur on North Andaman.12