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This spatial concentration places extreme strain on local beach ecosystems, municipal drainage, road networks, and waste collection services in these specific coastal corridors.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neglect of the Interior:<\/strong> Inland agricultural communities and eastern coastal zones remain largely excluded from tourism value chains, exacerbating intra-island socio-economic disparities.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>14.2 Temporal Concentration and High-Season Spikes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Andaman Sea region&#8217;s monsoon cycle creates strong seasonal variation in tourism demand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Season<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Operational Window<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Characteristics &amp; Environmental Impact<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>High Season (Northeast Monsoon)<\/strong><\/td><td>November \u2013 April<\/td><td>Dry, sunny weather; calm sea conditions. 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