Geography of India

Great Indian Desert

This is a desert in northwestern India, and it extends into Pakistan. It is also commonly referred to as the Thar Desert.

Andaman Islands

This is a group of islands belonging to India in between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. They are located north of the Nicobar Islands.

Nicobar Islands

This is a group of islands belonging to India in between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. They are located south of the Andaman Islands

Lakshadweep Islands

This is a group of islands belonging to India in the Laccadive sea, off the southwestern coast.

Gulf of Mannar

This is a gulf in southern India. It separates India from Sri Lanka.

Gulf of Khambhat

This is a gulf in western India that is to the east of the Kathiawar Peninsula. The Narmada River drains into it.

Gulf of Kutch

This is a gulf in western India that is to the west of the Kathiawar Peninsula. It is known for its extreme daily tides.

Karakoram Pass

This is a high pass on the India-China border, located in the Karakoram Range.

Bay of Bengal

This is a large bay that forms the eastern coast of India.

Deccan Plateau

This is a large plateau in central and southern India, between the Eastern and Western Ghats.

Brahmaputra River

This is a large river that flows through far eastern India before flowing into Bangladesh and merging with other rivers.

Arabian Sea

This is a large sea located west of India.

Satpura Range

This is a mountain range in central India, north of the Deccan Plateau and south of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

Karakoram Range

This is a mountain range in northwest India, and it contains the highest concentration of peaks over 8000 meters in the world, including K2.

Kashmir

This is a mountainous region in the far northwest corner of India. It is disputed with Pakistan and China.

Kathiawar Peninsula

This is a peninsula in northwest India, situated between the Gulf of Kutch and the Gulf of Khambhat.

Chota Nagpur Plateau

This is a plateau located in central India, at the eastern end of the Satpura Range.

Andaman Sea

This is a sea located southeast of the Bay of Bengal. Several Indian territories are located in this sea.

Laccadive Sea

This is a sea to the southwest of India. It feeds into the Indian Ocean.

Goa

This is an area on the western coast of India known for its beaches and resorts. It was a Portuguese colony before gaining independence.

Indian Ocean

This is an ocean located south of India.

New Delhi

This is the capital of India. it is located on the Yamuna River.

Indian Rupee

This is the currency of India.

Surat

This is the eighth largest city in India, located just south of the Tapti River east of the Gulf of Khambhat. A moat divides the older and newer parts of this city.

Lucknow

This is the eleventh largest city in India, and the largest in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has always been a cultural and artistic hub in the region.

Hyderabad

This is the fifth largest city in India, known as the City of Pearls. Many of the old bazaars in the city have remained to this day.

Narmada River

This is the fifth longest river in India, located in the central part of the country. It is one of the only three rivers in India that flows from east to west.

Chennai

This is the fourth largest city in India, on the southeastern Coromandel Coast. It is one of the main cultural and economic centers of South India.

Krishna River

This is the fourth largest river in India. It flows in the southern part of the country, starting in the Western Ghats with its mouth in the Bay of Bengal.

Himalaya

This is the highest mountain range on Earth, and runs through the far northern states of India. It contains the highest point in India.

Ganges River

This is the holiest river to Hindus, and also a daily lifeline to millions of people living on its banks. It flows into Bangladesh and creates the largest delta in the world.

Mumbai

This is the largest city in India, situated on the western coast. It was originally called Bombay.

Mouths of the Ganges

This is the largest delta on Earth, and is fed mainly by the Brahmaputra and Ganges Rivers.

Sundarbans

This is the largest tidal forest in the world, stretching from eastern India into Bangladesh. It is the largest remaining habitat for the endangered Bengal Tiger.

Coromandel Coast

This is the name for the southeastern coast of India. The largest city on this coast is Chennai.

Malabar Coast

This is the name for the southwestern coast of India near the Laccadive Sea.

Nanda Devi

This is the second highest mountain in India at 25,643 feet, and is the highest mountain located entirely within the country.

Delhi

This is the second largest city and former capital of India. It is located on the Yamuna River.

Godavari River

This is the second longest river in India, starting in the state of Maharashtra before traversing the country and draining into the Bay of Bengal.

Bhopal

This is the seventeenth largest city in India, located in the center of the country. It is known as the City of Lakes for its various natural and artificial lakes and is also one of the greenest cities in India. It is most well known for the Bhopal disaster of 1984

Kolkata

This is the seventh largest city in India and East India's primary commercial and commercial center. It is the oldest port in India, on the Hooghly River.

Ahmadabad

This is the sixth largest city in India, located on the banks of the Sabarmati River in the state of Gujarat. It is emerging as an important industrial hub in India.

Jaipur

This is the tenth largest city in India, nicknamed the Pink City for the color the city was painted before a royal visit in 1876.

Kanchenjunga

This is the third highest mountain in the world, and the highest in India at 28,169 feet. It is on the border with Nepal.

Bangalore

This is the third largest city in India, situated at the southern end of the Deccan Plateau. This city is sometimes referred to as the "Silicon Valley" of India because it is the nation's leading IT exporter.

Nagpur

This is the thirteenth largest city in India. It is famous for its oranges, often called the Orange City, and is also home to the geographical center of India.

Agra

This is the twenty-fourth largest city in India, located on the banks of the Yamuna River. This city is notable for being very close to the Taj Mahal, one of the most famous sights in the world.

Indus River

This large river only flows through the far northern reaches of India, but is an essential lifeline for the neighboring nation of Pakistan, flowing through the entire country and connecting its major cities before reaching its mouth in the Arabian Sea.

Western Ghats

This mountain range runs parallel to the Arabian Sea and is west of the Deccan Plateau. The area is one of the world's ten hottest biodiversity hotspots.

Eastern Ghats

This mountain range runs parallel to the Bay of Bengal and is east of the Deccan Plateau. It is older and lower than its opposite mountain range.

Yamuna River

This river is the longest tributary of the Ganges and the longest river in India that does not flow directly into the ocean.