what is the latitude extent of India and how does it affect India
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The latitudinal extension of the mainland of India is between 8°4'N and 37°6'N. The north-south extension is 3214 km in length.
The latitudinal extension shows that India is located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. The wide latitudinal extent of nearly 30 degrees results in wide variation in climate. The southern parts gets more heat from the sun than the northern parts.
Differences in the duration of day and night is much less in the south of India at lower latitudes, e.g. as in Kanniyakumari. But the difference increases further north, e.g. as in Jammu and Kashmir, as it is further away from the equat
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