Competitive Exams: Indian Geography Space

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Space Relationship

• 7th largest country (AREA) Total Area = 32, 87, 263 Sq Km. 3, 214 Km= North to South & 2, 933 Km= West to East

• Latitudinal extent 8°4'N to 37°6'N

• Longitudinal extent 68°7 E to 97°25'E (For mainland) -Southern most point Indira point or Pygmalion Point (Andaman and Nicobar Island) 64°5'N

• Indian Ocean is encircled by 46 countries (27 littoral including Australia, 7 island states and 12 landlocked countries).

• Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar separates it from Sri Lanka

• Coastline is 6,100 Km (along main land mass) and 7,516 Km

Border Distances

• China India 4, 225 Km

• India Pakistan 4, 090 Km

• India Bangladesh 3, 910 Km

• India Myanmar 1, 450 Km

Boundary Lines

• Durand Line: Pakistan and Afghanistan

• Mac Mohan Line: India and China

• Radcliff Line: India and Pakistan

• Maginot Line: France and Germany

• Hindenburg Line: Poland and Germany

• Order Niesse Line: Poland and Germany

• 38th Parallel: North and South Korea

• 49th Parallel: USA and Canada

• Mannerheim Line: Finland and Russia