Question

Explain latitude and longitude of India also explain their construction

Answer 1

Latitude is an angle (defined below) which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the surface of the Earth.

India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' to 97°25' east longitude 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 15,106.7 km (9,387 mi) and a coastline of 7,516.6 km (4,671 mi).