INDIAN GEOGRAPHY 1 Honesty India-Basic Geographical Facts
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The latitudinal extenion of India
8°4’N to 37° 6'N
The longitudinal extension of India
68° 7E to 97°25’E
Total geographical area
-32,87,263 km2 (3.28 million sq.km.)
Percentage of earth's surface covered by India
2.42%
North-South distance-3,214 k m
East-West distance-2,933 km
Length of the coast line (mainland)-6100 km
Length of the coast line including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands -7516.6km
Indian standard time is fixed based on - 82 1/2°E longitude
Southern most point of the country-Pygmalion Point or Indira Point or Parson point (Andaman & Nicobar)
Southern most point of Indian main land-Cape Comorin
Northern most point-Indira Col
Western most point-West,of Ghuar Moti, Gujarat
Eastern most point-Kibithu,Arunachal Pradesh
Highest point (Mountain) -Mt K2 (8611 m) (Situated in Pok)(But the highest point (mountain), which is fully situated in India is Kanchenjunga (8586 m)
Lowest point -Kuttanad (-2.2m)