Answer the following questions in short. (A) Write the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India. (B) How How many states and union territories are there in India? (C) Name the states through which the tropic of cancer passes? (D) Write the length of the coastline of India. (E) Name the place where the three water bodies meet in India. (F) What do you mean by the mainland?
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(A)The North-South extent is 3214 km and the East-West extent is 2933 km. The longitudinal extent of India is 68 degrees 7′ E and 97 degrees 25′ E whereas the latitudinal extent of India is 8 degree 4′ N and 36 degrees 7′ N
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(B)There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country.
(C)The tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states in the country-Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
(D)The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman & Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km. The Indian peninsula is separated from mainland Asia by the Himalayas. The Country is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west, and the Indian Ocean to the south.
(E)Many call it KOODAL meaning it is situated at the Confluence of three oceans Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. Kanyakumari is popular because it is the only places on earth, where you can see the Sun Rise and Sun Set from the ocean.
(F)A mainland is the land covering a continent, as opposed to islands off its coast. ... You could also refer to "mainland United States" to distinguish it from the island state of Hawaii, and its residents might even call you a mainlander when you vacation there.