SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Peninsula
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Gulf
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Strait
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Island
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys.
Detailed explanation-2: -A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water on all sides is known as an island. A group of islands is called an archipelago. A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but connected to mainland.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern borders of India. These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra. The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the world.