The lines of latitude and longitude are used for accurately specifying location of any place or region. Use the atlas and correct the following statement:
'India is a very extensive country and lies totally in the southern Hemisphere of the globe. The country’s mainland lies between 8 degree N and 50 degree N longitude and 68 degree S and 9 degree E latitude.'
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Answer:The given statement is wrong.
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India lies in Northern and Eastern hemisphere. The country is situated north of the equator between 8°04' to 37°06' north latitude and 68°07' to 97°25' east longitude.
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India is a very extensive country and lies totally in the Northern Hemisphere of the globe.
The country’s mainland lies between 8 degrees 4 minutes N to thirty seven degrees six minutes N latitudes and from ninety seven degrees twenty five minutes E in Arunachal Pradesh to sixty eight degrees seven minutes E longitudes.
- Thus India as a nation is extensively lying in the Northern and Eastern Hemisphere.
- The north to the south extension of the country is 3214 km and the east to west extension is 2933 km.
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