Question

Why does east-west extent of india appear to be smaller than the north-south extent despite the fact that both latitudinal and longitudinal extent of india is about 30°?

Answer 1

Answer:

The east west extent appears smaller than north south extent due to the fact that latitudes are equidistant from each other but distance between longitudes decreases as one moves from equator to poles.

Answer 2

Answer:

Because the earth is curved in nature

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