INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -India measures 3, 214 km (1, 997 mi) from north to south and 2, 933 km (1, 822 mi) from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15, 200 km (9, 445 mi) and a coastline of 7, 516.6 km (4, 671 mi).

Detailed explanation-2: -The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is about 30o. The North-South extent is 3214 km and East-West extent is 2933 km. The distance between any two lines of longitude is maximum at the equator and goes on decreasing as one goes from the equator to the poles.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The distance between the westernmost and the easternmost point of Indian mainland is 2933 km.

Detailed explanation-5: -India has an area of about 3.28 million sq. km. The north-south extent from Ladakh to Kanyakumari is about 3, 200 km. And the east-west extent from Arunachal Pradesh to Kuchchh is about 2, 900 km.