Geography of INDIA (notes 1)

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                         GEOGRAPHY NOTES 1 (INDIA)


LOCATION-
                      INDIA is a large country lying entirely  in the Northern Hemisphere.
             
 ---------> Latitude:- 8°4'N and 37°6'N.
 ---------> Longitude:- 68°7'E and 97°25'E.

**{LATITUDE:- Latitudes are imagery lines that are drawn on earth from W to E.
  LONGITUDE :- Longitude are imagery lines that are drawn on earth from N to S.}

** Northernmost point of India is Indira Point( Jammu and Kashmir).
** Kanyakumari is at the Southern tip and is the southernmost point of the contiguous Indian                           Subcontinent.
** The southernmost point of Indian Union is Indira point in Andaman Nicobar Island which is an        union  territory.
** The easternmost point of India is Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh).
** The westernmost point of India is Guhar Mota (Kachh,Gujrat).

                          The TROPIC OF CANCER (23.5 degrees) divided the country into two equal parts.
                         Below the Tropic of cancer is called :- Tropical Region
                         Above the Tropic of cancer is called :- Sub-Tropical Region.
** The Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states of INDIA:- 1.Gujrat, 2.Rajasthan, 3.Madhya Pradesh,        4.Chattisgarh, 5.Jharkhand, 6.West Bengal, 7.Tripura, 8.Mizoram

                                                               


 SIZE-         
  • India is the 7th Largest Country in the World( 1st Russia).
  •  The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million square km.   
  • Area wise it covers- 2.4% of Worlds total geographical area.
 EXTENSION-            
  • India has land boundary of -15200km.
  • Total length of coastal line including all is -7516.6 km.
  • EAST to WEST extension is smaller than North To South extension.
           [  E to W -2933 km
              N to S - 3214 km]            Extension different is about 300 km.

 Important points to remember-
        ** Gujrat to Arunachal Pradesh there is a time difference or time lag of 2 hrs.
        **  Standard meridian of India 82°30'E passing through Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh.


        

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