, GEOGRAPHY INDIA – SIZE AND LOCATION
India – Size and Location
India has a long and a remarkable history. It is a country which has abundant natural
resources. After independence, India has made tremendous progress in the fields of
agriculture and technology.
India – Location and Size
Map showing the location of India in the world
If you look at the above map, you would find that India lies to the north of the 0 0 latitude, i.e.
Equator. She thus entirely lie in the northern hemisphere. Its mainland extends from latitude
8°4′N to latitude 37°6′N. Its longitudinal extent is from 68°7′E to 97°25′E.
India also lies to the east of the 00 longitude, the Prime Meridian. She thus lies in the eastern
hemisphere.
India is divided into almost two equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer. It passes through eight
Indian states—Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal,
Tripura and Mizoram.
India is a part of the Asian continent. It is the seventh largest country in the world and the
third largest country in Asia.
It has two main groups of islands—the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and
the Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea.
India occupies about 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
The young fold Himalayan Mountains form the boundary of India in the northwest, north and
northeast.
India is a peninsula which tapers to the south dividing the Indian Ocean into the Arabian Sea and
the Bay of Bengal.
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India – Size and Location
India has a long and a remarkable history. It is a country which has abundant natural
resources. After independence, India has made tremendous progress in the fields of
agriculture and technology.
India – Location and Size
Map showing the location of India in the world
If you look at the above map, you would find that India lies to the north of the 0 0 latitude, i.e.
Equator. She thus entirely lie in the northern hemisphere. Its mainland extends from latitude
8°4′N to latitude 37°6′N. Its longitudinal extent is from 68°7′E to 97°25′E.
India also lies to the east of the 00 longitude, the Prime Meridian. She thus lies in the eastern
hemisphere.
India is divided into almost two equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer. It passes through eight
Indian states—Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal,
Tripura and Mizoram.
India is a part of the Asian continent. It is the seventh largest country in the world and the
third largest country in Asia.
It has two main groups of islands—the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and
the Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea.
India occupies about 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
The young fold Himalayan Mountains form the boundary of India in the northwest, north and
northeast.
India is a peninsula which tapers to the south dividing the Indian Ocean into the Arabian Sea and
the Bay of Bengal.
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