Question

What is the locational extent of India?

Answer 1

Location:
- India is located in the Northern hemisphere in respect of latitudes and the Eastern hemisphere in respect of longitudes.
- Tropic of Cancer ${23}^{\circ }{30}^{\prime }N$ passes almost through the middle of the country.
- From South to North, India is located between $8^{\circ }{4}^{\prime }N$ latitudes and ${37}^{\circ }{6}^{\prime }N$ latitudes.
- From West to East, India extends between ${68}^{\circ }{7}^{\prime }E$ and ${97}^{\circ }{25}^{\prime }E$ longitudes.