Friday, September 23, 2011

Geographical Information about India


Geographical Map of India


India on Google Map

India is bounded to the southwest by the Arabian Sea, to the southeast by the Bay of Bengal, and to the south by the Indian Ocean. Kanyakumari is the southern tip of the Indian peninsula. The southernmost point in India is Indira Point, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Maldives, Sri Lanka and Indonesia are island nations to the south of India. Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and the narrow channel of Palk Strait. The territorial waters of India extend into the sea to a distance of 12 nautical miles (13.8 mi; 22.2 km) measured from the appropriate baseline.

Latitude and Longitude of India : The north of the equator between 8°4' and 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' and 97°25' east longitude

Total land area: 3,287,263 square kilometers (1,269,219 sq meters)

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