HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean.
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It is separated from the rest of Africa by rivers.
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It is separated from the rest of Asia by mountain ranges.
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The Himalayas run down the middle of it.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalaya mountains extend for about 2, 500 kilometers (1, 550 miles), separating the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia. The Indian subcontinent, once connected to Africa, collided with the Eurasian continent about 50 million to 55 million years ago, forming the Himalayas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the Himalayas, also called the Himalayan range, forms a barrier separating the subcontinent from Asia.
Detailed explanation-3: -South Asia is called a subcontinent because although it is smaller than a continent, it is still very large, and is separated from the rest of Asia by seas, hills and mountains like the Himalayas.
Detailed explanation-4: -About 225 million years ago, India was a large island still situated off the Australian coast, and a vast ocean (called Tethys Sea) separated India from the Asian continent. When Pangaea broke apart about 200 million years ago, India began to forge northward.
Detailed explanation-5: -Solution. India is called a Sub-continent because it is a big landmass, which stands out as a distinct geographical unit from the rest of the continent. It is separated by natural features like mountains and rivers. India is also separated from the rest of the continent by the mighty Himalayas.
Detailed explanation-6: -A range of mountains starts from the Pamir Knot that is situated just in the north of India. The Sulaiman, the Kirthar and the Hindukush lie in the east and the Himalayas lie in the west separating the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia.