write a short note on the location and the area of india
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Location of India
The main land of India extends between latitudes 8°4'N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E. The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30'N) passes almost through the middle of the country. Apart from the mainland, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Indian Ocean) and the Lakshadweep (Arabian Sea) are also parts of India.
India: Size
The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million (3.28 lakh) square km; which comprises about 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world. India is the seventh largest country in the world.
The land boundary of India is 15,200 km. The coastline of the country is 7,516.6 km; which includes the Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep.
India is located in the continent of Asia. India is present in the south of the continent of Asia.
The peninsular part of India is surrounded by three major water bodies it has Arabian sea and its west and Bay of Bengal in its east and Indian ocean towards south.
The net geographical region of India covers a massive 3.28 million square kilometres of area.
The Tropic of Cancer passes through the centre of the country. India has a huge variety of vegetation as it has the vegetation with belongs to the tropical and subtropical regions as well as to the mountainous vegetation.
India shares its boundaries with Pakistan, Nepal, China, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
The net expanse of India ranges :-
☸️ 8 degree 4 minutes N to 37 degrees 6 minutes N latitude.
☸️ 68 degrees 7 minuted E to 97 degrees 25 minutes E longitude.
India has a varied form of landforms which are :-
☸️ Mountains in regions of Ladakh in kashmir and in Arunachal Pradesh
☸️ Plains in the central mass of india called as rich Northern Plains
☸️ Plateaus in the regions of jharkhand and the peninsula
☸️ Deserts in regions of Thar in Rajasthan.