Describe the geographical location of India
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India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' north to 37°6' north latitude and
68°7' to 97°25' east longitude. It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area
of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi). 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).
Fig.1: Geographical location of India
On the south, India projects into and is bounded by the Indian Ocean in particular, by
the Arabian Sea on the west, the Lakshadweep Sea to the southwest, the Bay of Bengal on the
east, and the Indian Ocean proper to the south. The Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar separate
India from Sri Lanka to its immediate southeast, and the Maldives are some 125 kilometres
(78 mi) to the south of India's Lakshadweep Islands across the Eight Degree Channel.
India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, some 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) southeast of the
mainland, share maritime borders with Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia. Kanyakumari at
8°4′41″N and 77°55′230″E is the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland, while the
southernmost point in India is Indira Point on Great Nicobar Island. The northernmost point
which is under Indian administration is Indira Col, Siachen Glacier. India's territorial
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