Coastal caves on the Interview Island of Andaman Islands, India

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Publication Date

10-9-2020

Publication Title

Carbonates and Evaporites

Volume Number

35

Abstract

By the presence of well-developed terraces on the Interview Island of Middle Andaman, we conducted an exploratory study on the Interview Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to understand the development of coastal caves here. During the investigation, we identified seven coastal caves on the island. Morphometric data of these study caves were used for further quantitative analysis by following the area/perimeter (A/P) and entrance width/maximum width (E/M) ratios to classify the cave types. We recognized from the results that the coastal caves could not be easily differentiated as flank margin caves based on A/P and E/M ratios. Nevertheless, based on their morphometry, we could confirm the occurrence of sea caves on the East and West coast of the Interview Island. The present study, as part of the more extensive ongoing research to conserve a cave-dwelling bird, allowed us to report and discuss the occurrence of the coastal caves, and their importance to understanding the speleological significance of the Interview Island.

Keywords

Environmental archaeology, Caves

Document Type

Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-020-00646-w

Language

English

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