Ocean lies to the south of India.
Answers
Answer:
yeah ...................
Answer:
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.
Region: South Asia; Indian subcontinent
Continent: Asia
Explanation:
The Indian subcontinent, or simply the subcontinent, is a southern region and peninsula of Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate and projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geologically, the Indian subcontinent is related to the land mass that rifted from Gondwana and merged with the Eurasian Plate nearly 55 million years ago.[2] Geographically, it is the peninsular region in south-central Asia delineated by the Himalayas in the north, the Hindu Kush in the west, and the Arakanese in the east.[3] Politically, the Indian subcontinent includes all or part of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[4][5][6] The term "Indian subcontinent" is used interchangeably with the term "South Asia".[7][8][9][10][11]
Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent.JPG
Area
4.4 million km2 (1.7 million sq mi)
Population
1.710 billion (2015)[1]
Population density
389/km2
Countries
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Name Edit
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term "subcontinent" signifies a "subdivision of a continent which has a distinct geographical, political, or cultural identity" and also a "large land mass somewhat smaller than a continent".[12][13] It was especially convenient for referring to the region comprising both British India and the princely states under British Paramountcy.[14][15] Though the English term "subcontinent" mainly refers to the Indian subcontinent from early 20th century,[16][17] the term was earlier attested in 1845 to refer to the North and South Americas. The geopolitical definition and the use of terms such as Indian subcontinent, South Asian subcontinent and South Asia is a contested topic.[9][18][11]
The region has been variously labelled as "India" (in its pre-modern sense), Greater India, the Indian Subcontinent (a term in particularly common use in the British Empire and its successors)[19] and South Asia.[20][21] Though the terms "Indian subcontinent" and "South Asia" are generally used interchangeably,[22] some academics hold that the term "South Asia" is the more common usage in Europe and North America.[23][24] According to historians Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal, the Indian Subcontinent has come to be known as South Asia "in more recent and neutral parlance."[25] Indologist Ronald B. Inden argues that the usage of the term "South Asia" is becoming more widespread since it clearly distinguishes the region from East Asia.[26]
The terms "Indian subcontinent" and "South Asia" are sometimes used interchangeably.[7] There is no globally accepted definition on which countries are a part of South Asia or the Indian subcontinent.[9][11][10] The Indian subcontinent has been a term particularly common in the British Empire and its successors.[7][27] Historians Catherine Asher and Cynthia Talbot state that the term "Indian subcontinent" describes a natural physical landmass in South Asia that has been relatively isolated from the rest of Eurasia.[28] According to Mittal and Thursby, it has also been labelled as India (in its classical and pre-modern sense), Greater India, or as South Asia.[20][21] The BBC and some academic sources refer to the region as the "Asian Subcontinent".[29][30] Some academics refer to it as "South Asian Subcontinent".[31][32]