Question

why is india called a subcontinent? name the countries that form a part of the indian sub continent?

Answer 1

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India is called as a sub continent as it is large enough and independent politically and geographically.

COUNTRIES THAT FORM INDIAN SUB CONTINENT:

=> Bhutan

=> Bangladesh

=> India

=> Maldives

=> Nepal

=> Pakistan

=> Sri Lanka

=> Tibet

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Answer 2

India is called a subcontinent because of the reasons given below.

• The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of South Asia.
• India is a big, huge landmass and it covers an expansive area of the land.
• It projects as a discrete geographical unit from the remaining continent.
• The landmass has the Himalayas in the north, while in the south, there is the Indian ocean. Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal on the south-west and the south-east respectively surround this great Indian subcontinent.

The countries that are considered to form a part of the Indian subcontinent are:

India,

Bangladesh,

Bhutan,

Nepal,

Maldives,

Sri Lanka, and

Pakistan.

Thus, due to the reasons mentioned above, India is called a subcontinent.

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