Mount Thullier

Mount Thullier
Mount Thuillier
Mount Thullier is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Mount Thullier
Mount Thullier
Location of Mount Thullier in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Highest point
Elevation642 m (2,106 ft)
Coordinates7°09′04″N 93°49′35″E / 7.15111°N 93.82639°E / 7.15111; 93.82639
Geography
LocationGreat Nicobar Island, Nicobar Islands
CountryIndia
Union territoryAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar district

Mount Thullier, also known as Mount Thuillier, is a mountain on Great Nicobar Island, located in the Indian Ocean and bordering on the Andaman Sea. At 642 m (2,106 ft) above sea level, it is the highest point on the island and in the Nicobar Islands.

The mountain is composed of parallel ridges of folded turbidite sandstone.[1]

The island's five perennial rivers – the Galathea, Jubilee, Amrit Kaur, Dak Aniang, and Dak Tayal – all originate from Mount Thullier. The Galathea River is the longest, flowing southwards for about 30 km to empty into the sea at Galathea Bay near the southern tip of the island.[1]

The hill is thought to have arisen due to tectonic activity in the region.

  1. ^ a b P. C. Bandopadhyay and A. Carter. "Chapter 2: Introduction to the geography and geomorphology of the Andaman–Nicobar Islands". Geological Society, London, Memoirs, 47, 9-18, 2 February 2017, https://doi.org/10.1144/M47.2. [1]