INDIAN GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS

INDIAN GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS
*Northern most point of India
Ans: Indira col (Jammu & Kashmir)
*Southern most point of India
Ans: Indira point (Great Nicobar)
*Eastern most point of India
Ans: Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh)
*Western most point of India
Ans: Guhar Moti (Gujarat)
*Southern most point of Indian main land
Ans: Cape Comorin
*Southern most point of Indian Union
Ans: The Indira point
*Southern most point of peninsular India
Ans: Cape Comorin
*Former names of Indira point
Ans: Pygmalion point and Parsons point
*Latitude of Indira point
Ans: 6°4'N
*Latitude of Cape Comorin
Ans: 8°4'N
* Length of land frontier 
Ans : 15,200 km
*Indian Standard Time is fixed based on
Ans : 82.5°E Longitude
*Union Territories having Coastal Area
Ans : 4 (Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Andaman Nicobar and Lakshadweep)
*State which has the longest coastline
Ans : Gujarat
*State which has the least coastline
Ans : Goa
*The State which has the most coastline in south India
Ans : Andhra Pradesh
*The Union Territory which has the longest coastline
Andaman & Nicobar (1962 km)
*The Union Territory which has the least coastline
Ans : Daman and Diu
*Total Number of coastal districts
Ans : 73
Mainland - 69; Andaman & Nicobar - 3, Lakshadeep -1
*The only south Indian state which has no coastline
Ans : Telangana
*The coastal area of Indian mainland can be divided into
Ans : 2
*Coast of Bay of Bengal
Ans : Eastern Coast 
*Coast of Arabian Sea
Ans : Western Coast 
*Eastern coast is commonly known as
Ans : Coramandal Coast
*Mainly, the coasts of Tamilnadu and Andhrapradesh are included in
Ans : Coramandal Coast
*North part of western coast
Ans : Konkan Coast
*Coast from Raigar, Maharashtra to 
Ans : Mangalore, Karnataka is known as
Konkan Coast
*South part of western coast
Malabar Coast
*The coast from Mangalore to Kanyakumari is known as
Ans : Malabar Coast
*Mainly, the coast of Kerala is included in
Ans : Malabar Coast
*Meeting place of Eastern Coast and Western Coast
Ans : Kanyakumari
*Meeting place of Malabar Coast and Coramandal Coast
Kanyakumari
*The local wind blows in Malabar coast at the end of south west monsoon season (during September - October)
Ans : Elephanta
*Neighbouring Countries
Ans : 9
Pakistan, Afghanistan, China,
Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh,
Myanmar, Sri Lanka & Maldives