India size and location

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what is the longitude of india

68*7'E and 97*25'E

what is the total length of the coast line of the mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep.

7,516.6km

India is the _____ largest country

7th

what are the latitudes of india

8*4'N and 37*6'N

What is the Standard Meridian of india

82*30'E

what is a strait

A narrow channel of sea which separates two land masses is known as strait.

In which water body is Lakshadweep island located and in which water body is is Andaman and nicobar island located

Andaman and Nicobar Island is in Bay Of Bengal Lakshadweep is in the Arabian Sea

what are the two seas on the east and west of india

In the east its the Bay of Bengal and west its the Arabian sea

what is Indian land boundary

India's land boundary is about 15,200 km

what is india's percent of the total geographical area of the world

India's total area accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the world.

what is longitude and latitude

Longitude is imaginary parallel lines which extend from the the north pole to the south pole. Latitude is imaginary lines parallel to the equator of the earth

Through which state does the standard meridian pass through

Mirzapur(Uttar Pradesh

India lies in which hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere

Suez Canal

Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869,Indias distance from Europe has been reduced by 7000 km

What is to the southeast and southwest of the mainland

SouthEast-Andaman and Nicobar Island SouthWest-Lakshadweep Island

Which ocean is named after india, why

The Indian Ocean is named after India, Because no other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has and indeed, it iis India's eminent position in the Indian Ocean which justifies the naming of an Ocean after it.

What is the landmass of india

The Landmass of India is 3.28 million square km

where the tropic of cancer located(coordinate)

The Tropic of Cancer is 23*30'N

use of tropic of cancer

The tropic of cancer divides the country into almost two equal parts.

How much time lag is between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh

There is a time lag of 2 hours

Describe the location of india

i)India is the seventh largest country in the world after Russia,Canada,China,Brazil,Australia ii)It lies in the Northern Hemisphere iii)The mainland extends betwwen 8*4'N and 37*6'N latitudes and between 68*7'E and 97*25E longitudes iv)The Tropic of Cancer(23*30')passes through the approximate centre dividing the country into almost two equal parts. v)India's total area accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the world. The land of India has an area of 3.28 million square km.

what are the common frontiers of i)PAKISTAN ii)BANGLADESH iii)CHINA iv)MYANMAR

i)Jammu and Kashmir Rajasthan Gujarat Punjab ii)


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