can anyone give me chapter 1 note from India-location and size class 11 (CBSE)
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i read in class 9 and i have the same chapter's note but it was of 9 so i can not give this
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India facts
Territorial Sea-12 nm (nautical miles)
Contiguous Zone- 24 nm
Exclusive economic Zone- 200 nm
Continental Shelf-200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Longest River-Ganga
Largest Lake-Lake Chilka
Highest Point-Mt. K2 (8611 m)
Highest Point of Himalaya-Kanchan Junga (8,598m)
Lowest Point-Kuttanad (-2.2 m)
Northernmost Point-Siachen Glacier near Karakoram
Southernmost Point-Indira Point, Great Nicobar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Southernmost Point of India (Mainland)-Cape Comorin (Kanya Kumari)
Westernmost Point-West of Ghuar Mota, Gujarat
Easternmost Point-Kibithu, Arunachal Pradesh
Highest Altitude-Kanchenjunga, Sikkim
Lowest Altitude-Kuttanad (Kerala)
Mark the southernmost and northern most latitudes and the easternmost and westernmost longitudes. The mainland of India, extends from Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south and Arunachal Pradesh in the east to Gujarat in the west. India‘s territorial limit further extends towards the sea up to 12 nautical miles (about 21.9 km) from the coast. Our southern boundary extends up to 6°45′ N latitude in the Bay of Bengal. Let us work out implications of having such a vast longitudinal and latitudinal extent The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India are roughly about 30 degrees, whereas the actual distance measured from north to south extremity is 3,214 km, and that from east to west is only 2,933 km. What is the reason for this difference? This difference is based on the fact that the distance between two longitudes decreases towards the poles whereas the distance between two latitudes remains the same everywhere.
Find out the distance between two latitudes?
From the values of latitude, it is understood that the southern part of the country lies within the tropics and the northern part lies in the sub-tropical zone or the warm temperate zone. This location is responsible for large variations in land forms, climate, soil types and natural vegetation in the country. Now, let us observe the longitudinal extent and its implications on the Indian people. From the values of longitude, it is quite discernible that there is a variation of nearly 30 degrees, which causes a time difference of nearly two hours between the easternmost and the westernmost parts of our country. You are familiar with the concept of Indian Standard Time (IST). What is the use of the standard meridian? While the sun rises in the northeastern states about two hours earlier as compared to Jaisalmer, the watches in Dibrugarh, Imphal in the east and Jaisalmer, Bhopal or Chennai in the other parts of India show the same time.
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