indian location geography. Exams upsc
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY LOCATION : ● Entirely located in the northern hemisphere , in Asia Continent. ● India is 7th Largest Country in world with 2.4% area of world. ● Latitude : 8°4’N and 37°6’N ● Longitudes : 68°7’E and 97°25’E o The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland is about 30°. About Boundary of India : (UPSC 2015, 2018 PRE )
● India has land boundary of about 15,200 km
o The Northern most point – Indira Col ( Ladakh UT)
o Southern most point - Pygmalion Point or Indira Point is located at 6° 45′ N latitude.
o Eastern most point – Kibithu In Arunachal Pradesh
o Western Most point – Ghaur Moti ( Gujrat )
● The total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and
Lakshadweep, is 7,516.6 km.
About Time Zone :
● The 82°30’ E is the standard meridian passing through Mirzapur( Uttar Pradesh ) is Standard time
zone of India.
● This meridian passes through –
o Uttar Pradesh
o Madhya Pradesh
o Chhattisgarh
o Odisha
o Andhra Pradesh
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