Question

Difference between longitudinal and latitudnal extent of India

Answer 1

Answer:

The difference between longitudinal and latitudinal extent of India are -

• the latitudinal extent is 8°4'N and 37°6'N, whereas the longitudinal extend is 68°7'E and 97°25'E.
• because of longitudinal extent there is a corresponding time distance from 1 hour for every 15 degree difference.due to this there is a local time difference of 2 hours between the steam eastern and western parts of India whereas due to latitudinal extent Kanyakumari in TamilNadu is located at the southernmost tip of India's mainland the places, near the equator and lies to the equatorial region that is why there is a difference in the duration of day and night between extreme north and extreme south of 45min.