India – Size and Location
India is known for its rich commercial and cultural heritage and home to some of the
oldest civilizations in the world, like the Indus Valley Civilization.
Location
India spreads across both the Eastern and the Northern Hemispheres.
India’s latitudinal stretch is between 8˚4´ N and 37˚6´ N, and the longitudinal
stretch is between 68˚7´ E and 97˚25´ E.
The Tropic of Cancer at 23˚30´ North latitude cuts across the country, dividing it
almost into two equal halves.
The country has the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the south-east and the
Lakshadweep Islands in the southwest.
Size
The total area of the Indian land mass is 3.28 million square kilometers i.e.
nearly 2.4% of the total land area of the world.
India is the seventh largest country in the world.
India is bordered by the young fold mountains on the north-western, northern and
north-eastern side, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and
the Indian Ocean in the south.
The tapered shape of southern India divides Indian Ocean into the Arabian Sea
and Bay of Bengal. India has a land boundary about 15,200 km.
India’s total coastline, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the
Lakshadweep Islands measures 7,516.6 kilometers.
India’s east-west stretch is 2933 km and north-south stretch is 3214 km and
causes a time lag of 2 hours between the local times at the eastern and the western
ends.
India’s standard time (IST) is the time along longitude 82˚30´E. This longitude
passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh and is referred to as the Standard
Meridian of India (IST).
While India’s longitudinal stretch gives rise to a time lag between the east and the
west, its latitudinal stretch influences the duration of days and nights.
India and World
India lies to the south of Asia and is centrally located between East and West Asia.
The Deccan Peninsula in the south of India protrudes to the south, extending the
Indian boundary into the Indian Ocean.
India acts as a southward extension of the Asian continent and is very strategically
located in the centre.
India is known for its rich commercial and cultural heritage and home to some of the
oldest civilizations in the world, like the Indus Valley Civilization.
Location
India spreads across both the Eastern and the Northern Hemispheres.
India’s latitudinal stretch is between 8˚4´ N and 37˚6´ N, and the longitudinal
stretch is between 68˚7´ E and 97˚25´ E.
The Tropic of Cancer at 23˚30´ North latitude cuts across the country, dividing it
almost into two equal halves.
The country has the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the south-east and the
Lakshadweep Islands in the southwest.
Size
The total area of the Indian land mass is 3.28 million square kilometers i.e.
nearly 2.4% of the total land area of the world.
India is the seventh largest country in the world.
India is bordered by the young fold mountains on the north-western, northern and
north-eastern side, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and
the Indian Ocean in the south.
The tapered shape of southern India divides Indian Ocean into the Arabian Sea
and Bay of Bengal. India has a land boundary about 15,200 km.
India’s total coastline, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the
Lakshadweep Islands measures 7,516.6 kilometers.
India’s east-west stretch is 2933 km and north-south stretch is 3214 km and
causes a time lag of 2 hours between the local times at the eastern and the western
ends.
India’s standard time (IST) is the time along longitude 82˚30´E. This longitude
passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh and is referred to as the Standard
Meridian of India (IST).
While India’s longitudinal stretch gives rise to a time lag between the east and the
west, its latitudinal stretch influences the duration of days and nights.
India and World
India lies to the south of Asia and is centrally located between East and West Asia.
The Deccan Peninsula in the south of India protrudes to the south, extending the
Indian boundary into the Indian Ocean.
India acts as a southward extension of the Asian continent and is very strategically
located in the centre.
