Physical Features of India
This article provides a summary of the Physical Features of India or Indian Geography. The list of the Physical Features of India is given below.
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S.NO |
Geography of India |
Description |
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1. |
Area |
3.28 million km2 which is 2.4% of the world |
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2. |
Length (N-S) |
3214 km2 |
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3. |
Width (E-W) |
2933 km2 |
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4. |
Latitude of India |
804’ N to 3706’
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5. |
Longitude of India |
6807’ E to 97025’ E |
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6. |
The southernmost point of Indian mainland |
804’ N known as Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin |
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7. |
Southern Most point of India |
6.50 N known as Indira Point (or Pygmalion Point) in Great-Nicobar |
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8. |
Longest River of India (length-wise) |
Ganga River (2510 km) |
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9. |
Largest River of India (volume-wise) |
Brahmaputra River |
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10. |
Largest Riverine Island of India |
Majuli island (1500 km2) on Brahmaputra River in Assam. Majuli island is also the world’s largest freshwater riverine island. |
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11. |
Largest Oceanic Island of India |
Middle Andaman in Andaman-Nicobar Islands |
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12. |
Highest Dam in India |
Tehri Dam (265 m) on Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand. It is the world’s highest rock-based dam.’ |
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13. |
Longest Dam of India |
Hirakud Dam (4.8 km) on Mahanadi river in Orissa |
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14. |
Largest Delta of India |
Sunderbans in West Bengal, it’s also the world’s largest delta. |
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15. |
Largest Cave of India |
Amarnath Cave in Jammu and Kashmir |
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16. |
Longest Bridge of India |
Bhupen Hazarika Setu on Lohit river in Assam |
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17. |
Highest Waterfall in India |
Jog (Gersoppa) Falls on the river Sarasvati in Karnataka. |
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18. |
Largest Plateau of India |
Deccan Plateau (1,00,000 km2) |
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19. |
Active Volcano in India |
Barren Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands (last time erupted in 17th February 2013) |
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20. |
Longest Canal of India |
Indira Gandhi Canal is also called the Rajasthan Canal |
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21. |
Longest Beach of India |
Marina Beach in Chennai (it’s 13 km), is also the 2nd longest beach in the world after the Miami beach |
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22. |
Highest mountain peak of India |
Mt. K-2 known as the Godwin Austin or Qagir. It is also the world’s 2nd highest peak after Mount Everest. |
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23. |
Largest Desert in India |
Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert) (area of 2,59,000 km2) in Rajasthan. |
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24. |
Coldest Place of India |
Drass in Jammu and Kashmir (approx. -500C) |
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25. |
Hottest Place in India |
Briyawali in Bikaner district of Rajasthan (560C) |
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26. |
Wettest Place in India |
Mawsynram in Meghalaya (rainfall of 1220 cm/year), followed by Cherrapunji both are in Meghalaya. |
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27. |
Tropic of Cancer |
Tropic of Cancer passes in India through 8 states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh (Longest length of Tropic of Cancer), Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura (smallest length of Tropic of Cancer), and Mizoram. |
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28. |
Indian Standard Meridian |
82.5 0E Longitude, it passes through Naini near Allahabad. |