Question

The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of mainland india is about 30 °. Despite this fact east-west stretch appears to be smaller than north-south stretch. Why

Answer 1

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We know that latitudes are equidistant from each other, but Distance between longitudes decreases as one moves from equator to poles. Therefore, the east west extent that longitudinal appears to be smaller than the north south or latitudinal extent.

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Answer 2

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