India: size and location
India: Size and location • Topics in the chapter • India's location • India's size • India and the World • India's Neighbours • India's Location • India lies entirely in Northern Hemisphere. • The mainlands extent between the Latitudes: 8°4'N to 37°6'N Longitudes: 68°7'E to 97°25'E • The Tropic Of Cancer (23°30'N) divides the co untry into almost two equal parts. • To southeast of the mainland lies Andaman & Nicobar Island in Bay of Bengal. • To southwest, lies Lakshadweep in Arabian sea. • Do You Know... The southernmost point of the Indian Union- 'Indira Point' got submerged in sea water in 2004 during Tsunami. • India's Size • The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million km², which is 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world. • India is the seventh largest country of the world. • India has a land boundary of 15,200 km and the total leng