Geography of India

Geography of India: 

India has longitudinal extent of 30⁰. Due to this there is a time lag of two hours between the sunrise on the easternmost and the westernmost horizons of India. due to rotation, the earth takes 4 minute to rotate through 1⁰ of longititude. In covering 30⁰ of longitiudinal extent, there is difference in time lag of 2 hours. When it is 6 a.m in Aruanchal Pardesh, it is still 4 a.m in Gujrat. but the watches in all parts are run according to standard time measured from 82 1/2 0⁰ E longitude. So the watches in Arunachal Pradesh and jaisalmer show the same time despite to different sunrise.

1. Total Geographical Area:  32,87,263km.²
2. Latitudinal extent:  8⁰4' North to 37⁰6' North.
3. Longitudinal extent: 68⁰7' East to 97⁰25' East.
4. North-South extent:  3214 kms.
5. East-West extent:  2933 kms.
6. Land Frontiers: 15,200 kms
7. Coastline: 7,516 kms.
8. Standard Meridian: 82 1/2 ⁰ East longitude.
9. Southern most point: Indira point.
10. Southernmost tip of mainland: Kanyakumari.
11. Number of States: 29
12. Number of Union Territories: 7
13. The Largest State: Rajasthan.
14. The smallest State: Goa.