Question

What is the longitudinal and latitudinal extension of india . What is its importance . Give twopoints

Answer 1

The latitudinal extent of India is from 8 degree 4 minute north to 37 degree 6 minute north
The longitudinal extent of India is from 68 degree 7 minute east to 97 degree 25 minute east
India is located in the southernmost part of Asian continent

Answer 2

Answer:

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.