Class 9 Geography Ch 1 India Size & Location Key Points

           India Size & Location  Key Points

Key Points of Geography Ch 1 (India Size & Location)

1. India lies in The Northern Hemisphere

2. India's Latitudinal Extent is 8°4' N and 37°6'n

3. India's Longitudinal Extent is 68°7' E and 97°25' E

4. India's Neighboring Countries are Nepal,Bhutan,Pakistan,China,Bangladesh,Mayanmar

5. India's South Neighboring Countries are Sri Lanka and Maldives

6. India and Sri Lanka connects with a Narrow Channel known as Palk Strait

7. India is the 7th Largest country in the world.

8. India's Coastline's total length is about 7,516.6 KM including the Islands

9. India's Land Boundary is about 15,200 KM

10. India's Standard Meridian is 82°30'E

11. India has a Land Mass of 3.28 Million square km.

12. India hold 2.4 per cent of the total geographical  area of the world

13. After the opening of Suez Canal India's distance from Europe has been reduced by 7,000km

14. The Indian Union also includes Islands, These are: Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman and Nicobar Islands

15. The southernmost point of The Indian Union The Indira Point got submerged under the sea in the tsunami of 2004

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