Question

Describe the location and extent of India?

Answer 1

Hint: India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. It is one of the largest countries of the Indian Subcontinent (Indian Subcontinent- consists of 7 countries that is India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Maldives.

Complete answer:
The Geography of a country is determined by its location in the globe and the extent of its frontier. India is a vast country that lies in the Northern Hemisphere. The mainland extends between latitudes 8°4'N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E.9 (Where Latitudes means the distance North and South of the Equator in degrees, and Longitude measures distances East or West of Prime Meridian in degrees).
The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30'N) divides the country into almost two equal parts. To the southeast of the mainland lies the Bay of Bengal, where lies the Andaman and Nicobar Island group, and to the Southwest of the mainland lies the Arabian Sea, which has the Lakshadweep Island group.
1. Morin (Kanya Kumari ) is the mainland southernmost point in Tamil Nadu.
2. Great Nicobar( Indira Point) is the Southernmost point of the Union.
3. Guitar Mota(Gujarat) is the westernmost point of the Union.
4. Kibithu(Arunachal Pradesh ) is the Easternmost Point of the Indian Union.
5. The Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 States in India, 8 countries in Asia, and 18 countries in the World.

Note: India is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas. India has a 15106.7 Km of land border running through 92 districts in 17 States and a coastline of 7516.6 Km [6100 km of mainland coastline + coastline of 1197 Indian islands] touching 13 States and Union Territories (UTs).
Barring Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Delhi, Haryana, and Telangana, all other States in the country have one or more international borders or a coastline and can be regarded as frontline States from the point of view of border management. India’s longest border is with BANGLADESH while the shortest border is with Afghanistan.