INDIA - In brief
· India lies in Northern Hemisphere. · India is a part of Asian continent and lies in South Asia. · The Himalayas separate it from rest of Asia. · India lies between great Himalayan Ranges and the Indian Ocean . · Latitudinal extent 8⁰4′ North to 37⁰6′ North · Longitudinal extent 68⁰7 ′East to 97⁰25 ′ East · North to South extent of the mainland is about 3214 km and its East to West extent is about 2933 km · The Tropic of Cancer ( 23 ½⁰ N ) divides India into two equal halves. · India is surrounded by three water bodies – Arabian sea (west), Indian Ocean (south), Bay of Bengal (East). Countries surrounding India DIRECTION COUNTRY North-western Pakistan, Afghanistan...