Geography of India
Rivers, mountains, states, climate and the land itself.
India spans deserts, rainforests, the highest mountains on earth and a coastline of seven thousand kilometres. These pages cover the physical and political geography.
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Geography of India
India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' north to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude. It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 mi2). India measures 3,214 km…
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Himalayas
Mountain range in Asia
The Himalayas, or Himalaya, is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the highest peaks on Earth, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than 100 peaks exceeding elevations …
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Ganges
Major river in Asia
The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,525-kilometre-long (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It flows south and east through the Gangetic plain of North Indi…
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States and union territories of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories in turn are each subdivided into districts, of which a total of around 800 exist. Districts contain further levels o…
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- Indian history — From the Indus Valley to independence — the periods, the people and the turning points.
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