Question

What is a peninsula? Which water bodies surround Indian peninsula?

Answer 1

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• A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland on one side.
• Southern part of India is in triangular shaped and surrounded by water bodies on three sides and land on the other; therefore we can say it is a Peninsula.
• Indian peninsula is surrounded by Arabian sea on the west, Bay of Bengal on the east and Indian ocean on the south.

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