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What is the longitudinal and latitudinal extension of india what is its importance?

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Answered by siddharthkumarmeena9
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Latitudes are imaginary lines drawn on the globe which are full circles and run in east-west direction.

Equator is the most important latitude which divides the globe into two equal halves : Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. It is the biggest latitude.

Equator is 0° latitude. In the north of 0°Latitude, there are 90 main latitudes and in the south also 90 main latitudes are marked. After a Northern latitude, letter N is added and in the same manner when we mention a Southern latitude, letter S is added to show its location in Northern or Southern Hemisphere. 90°N Latitude is a point, not a circle, and known as North Pole. In the same way, 90°S Latitude is also a point, not a circle, and known as South Pole. So there are total 179 longitudes on earth. All latitudes are marked parallel to each other so they are also called parallels.

The gap between two degrees is divided into 60 minutes. It is marked with ( ' ) sign.

According to latitudes, India is in Northern Hemisphere. It extends between 8°4′N to 37°6′N. Its southern extent is 8°4′N and northern extent is 37°6′N.

Note: Letter N is used both after northern and southern extent as India is completely in Northern Hemisphere.

So India's latitudinal extent is about 30°.

There are some important latitudes. 23°30′N Latitude is known as the Tropic of Cancer. It divides our country India into almost two equal halves.

Answered by Anonymous
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Longitudinal Extent- Significance

The longitudinal extent of India is large. Following are its implecations:

The longitudinal extent affects the local time for different states in our country.

From Gujarat to Arunachala Pradesh, there is a time lag of 2 hours.

The local time of a place depends on the longitude which passes through it

Latitudinal Extent- Significance

The Tropic of Cancer divides India into almost two equal halves.

While the northern part lies in the temperate zone, the southern part is closer to the Equator and lies in the tropical zone.

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