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Size and Location of India
Indian Geography short notes – Size and Location of India notes for UPSC Prelims and other examinations
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Location of India:
- Entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E. Southern boundary extends up to 6°45′ N latitude in the Bay of Bengal.
- Tropic of Cancer (23° 30’N) divides India into almost two equal parts.
Size of India:
- 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
- 7th largest country in the world by area.
- Land frontiers of India measure – 15,200 km.
- Total length of the coastline – 7,516.6 km.
- Standard Meridian of India – 82°30’E (Passes through Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh).
- Latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India – About 29 degrees.
- North to south – 3,214 km .
- East to west – 2,933 km.
- Northern most point – Indira Col in Jammu and Kashmir
- Southernmost point – Indira Point, situated in Campbell bay in Great Nicobar Island.
- Easternmost point of India – Kibithu in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh.
- Westernmost point of India – Guhar Moti in the Kutch district of Gujarat.
Neighbors of India:
- Pakistan and Afghanistan in the Northwest
- China (Tibet), Nepal and Bhutan in the North
- Myanmar and Bangladesh in the East
- Sri Lanka and Maldives in the South
- Longest boundary with Bangladesh
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