physical features Flashcards
where does india lie
india lies midway between NE asia and SW asia
longitudinal extent
68 degree 7 east to 98 degree 25 east
latitudinal extent
8 degre 4 north to 37 degree 6 north
north to south extent
from kashmir to kanyakumari[3214km]
west to east extent
fron rann of kutch to arunachal pradesh[2933km]
tropic of cancer
the tropic of cancer divides india into two halves
to the north of it is sub tropical belt
and to the south is the tropical belt
it passes through madhya pradesh covering the longest distance
which are the northern most and southern most points of india
cape comorin in tamil nadu near kanyakumari is the southern most tip
indira col in ladhak is the northern most tip
IST
india takes its standard time from the 82 1/2 dergree east meridian which passes through prayagraj
india is 5 hrs ahead of GMT because the latitude is situated east of the greenwich meridian
what water bodies is india surrounded by
arabian sea in the south west
indian ocean in the south
bay of bengal in the south east
which plateau is right across the border of northern india
the plateau of tibet
who are our immediate neighbours
chins,nepal and bhutan
sikkim lies between nepal and bhutan
eastern trijuction
the eastern most point of india where china,myanmar and ndia meet
boundaries that india shares
bangladesh shares the longest border ever with india[4096]
afghanistan shares the shortest boundary with india[80]
