Q. The "One And A Half Degree Channel" is a major shipping and communications passage in Indian Ocean providing strategic importance to __?
Answer: Maldives
Notes: One and a Half Degree Channel is a major shipping and communications passage in the Indian Ocean that is strategically important to the Maldives. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering 19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bordered by Asia to the north, Africa to the west, and Australia to the east.