Question

What is the north-south extent of India?

Answer 1

Hint: Latitudes and Longitudes are part of the geographic coordinate system specifying north-south and east-west positioning respectively. They help in specifying the exact location of a place on the Earth surface. Latitude is an angle that ranges from zero degrees at the equator to the ninety degrees at the poles (North and South Poles). It measures the north-south extent of a particular location.

Complete Answer:India is located north of the Equator and thus lies in the northern hemisphere. The latitudinal extent of India is from 8°4'N to 37°6’N. The Tropic of Cancer located at 23° 26′ N passes through India almost at the centre. This is the reason why India has a predominantly tropical climate. The north-south extent of India in terms of distance is 3214 km from Ladakh to Cape Comorin, near Kanyakumari. The longitudinal extent of India is 68°7'E and 97°25’E. The east-west extent of India in terms of distance is 2993 km from Sir Creek in Gujarat to Chaukan Pass in Arunachal Pradesh. The total land area in India is 32.87 lakh sq km. The length of India’s total frontier is 15,200 km and the length of India’s coastline is 7516.6 km.

Note: The other major latitudes to the north of the equator include the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle while to the south of the equator include the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle.