MindMap Gallery India Size and Location
A mind map about the geography of india. Made by (c) Mr. Somnath Mukherjee
Edited at 2021-05-13 18:22:33INDIA
LOCATION
LATITUDE
Extent
8"4'N - 37"6'N
Northern most point
Siachin Glacier(Ladakh)
Southern most point
Kanyakumari(Tamil Nadu)
Implications
1. difference in temperature
Tropical Climate in South India
Sub-Tropical Climate in North India
2. duration in day and night
almost equal in south India
seasonal variation is experienced in North India
3. Overhead Sun
regions located at or below South of Tropic of Cancer does experience it
regions located above north of Tropic of cancer doesn't experience this
Northern Hemisphere
LONGITUDE
Eastern Hemisphere
Extent
68"7'E - 97"25'E
Easternmost point
Kibitoo(Arunachal Pradesh)
Westernost point
Guhar Moti(Gujarat)
Implication
Standard Meridian
82"30'E
Middlemost longitude
passes through Mirzapur, UP
SIZE
total land area
3.28 million sq. km.
rank
7th largest
total coastline
7,516.6 sq. km.
Distance
North-South
3214 km
East-West
2933 km
GEOGRAPHICAL EXTREMES
Hottest Place
Bikaner, Rajasthan
Coldest Place
Dras, Ladakh
Wettest Place
Mawsynram, Meghalaya
State with longest coastline
Gujarat
Largest State
Rajasthan
Smallest State
Goa
NEIGHBOURS
Western Neighbours
Pakistan
Eastern Neighbours
Bangladesh
Northern Neighbours
China(Tibet)
Nepal
Bhutan
Afganisthan
Southern Neighbours
Oversea
Sri Lanka
Maldives
North-East Neighbours
Myanmar
Borders
Mac Mohan Line
India -China
RadCliffe Line
India - Pakistan
India - Bangladesh
Ten degree Channel
separates Andaman Islands from Nicobar Islands
Palk Strait
India - Sri Lanka
SURROUNDING WATERBODIES
SEA
Arabian Sea
OCEAN
Indian Ocean
GULF
Gulf of kutchh (Gujarat)
Gulf of Khmbat (Gujarat)
BAY
Bay of Bengal
STRAIT
Palk Strait
RELATIONSHIP WITH WORLD
Indian Ocean
Central location in Asia
Connects East Asian Countries with West Asian Countries
Trans- Indian Oceanic Route
Connects East Asian Countries with European Countries
Country with the longest coastline on Indian Ocean
The only ocean named after a country
Indian Peninsula protrudes
Mountain Passes
Exhange of ideas
Upanishads
Ramayana & Mahabharata
Panchatantra
Exchange of commodities
Spices
Muslin
Influences
Architecture
made by (c) Mr. Somnath Mukherjee