Indian Geography: Few important one liners

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·      Northern-most Indian point: Indira Col.  The Indira Col is a col on the Indira Ridge in the Siachen Muztagh in the Karakoram Range. It is within 3 km of Sia Kangri to the west, the summit of which is the tripoint where territories controlled by India, Pakistan, and China meet.

·      Southern-most Indian point: (on mainland) Kanyakumari, a coastal town in the state of Tamil Nadu is the southernmost point. If you consider only mainland of India without its islands. However, the southernmost point of the Indian mainland is       8.06890°N 77.55230°E

·      Southern-most Indian point: (Including Indian Island) Indira Point, which is 876 km from Equator, earlier it was known as Pygmalion Point or Parson’s Point.

·      Eastern-most Indian point: Easternmost Point – The town of Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh is the easternmost point of India. The Lohit River enters India from Kibithu.

·      Western-most Indian Point: Westernmost Point-westernmost point of India is the small inhabited village of Ghuar Moti, located in the Kutch District of Gujarat.

·      Length of Landline of India: 

·      Coastline: 7516.6 k.m. (in terms of length of coastline, Gujrat has it longest, followed by Andhra Pradesh)

·      Tropic of cancer:  Tropic of Cancer is the imaginary line at 23.50° degrees North of the Equator. In India Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.

·      Indian Standard of Time(IST): Without an IST, India w’d have 2 time zones. But, at Naini in Mirzapur Distt. in UP has been taken as IST. The 82˚5' E longitude is taken as the Standard Time Meridian of India or reference letters longitude for IST , as it passes through the middle of India (in Mirzapur, near Allahabad). Indian Standard Meridian (82˚30'E meridian) passes through UP, MP, Chhatisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh

·      Rajasthan: 

·      Goa: 

·      Puducherry: 1)Puducherry & Karikal in Tamil Nadu, 2) Yanam in Andhra Pradesh & 3)Mahi in Kerala.

·      Details of Andaman & Nicobar Island Group:

The Andaman Islands are an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. These roughly 300 islands are known for their palm-lined, white-sand beaches, mangroves and tropical rainforests. Coral reefs supporting marine life such as sharks and rays make for popular diving and snorkeling sites. Indigenous Andaman Islanders inhabit the more remote islands, many of which are off-limits to visitors.

Feature	Context
Port Blair	Lies in South Andaman
Indira Point	South of Great Nicobar Island
Barron	Only active volcano in India lies in the east of Mid Andaman
Narcodam	Volcano island lies in NE of North Andaman.
10° Channel	Separates Little Andaman & Car Nicobar.
Car Nicobar	Northern-most Island of Nicobar
Duncan Pass	Between South Andaman & Little Andaman.
Coco Strait	Between North Andaman & Coco Island(Myanmar)
Grand Channel	Between Great Nicobar & Sumatra (Indonesia)

·      Palk Bay: lies at the North of Gulf of Mannar & South of Adam’s Bridge. Pampa River:

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·      Details of Lakshadweep Islands Group: This group of islands is made up of Coral Reefs.

Features	Context
Minicoy	It is the largest island of the group
8° channel	lies between Minicoy & Maldives
9° Channel	Separates
Palk Strait	Between Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka.
Adam’s Bridge	Between Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka
Pamban Island	It houses Adam’s Bridge.
Rameswaram	It is on Pamban Island.

·      Frontiers of India: India lies in South Asia, it has 7 neighbor nations: They are Bhutan, Afganistan, China, Bangla-Desh, Pakistan, Nepal & Myanmar.

States which share the international Borders:  Total no. of 17 states share international borders.  

Nation	No. of neighboring States
China	5
Bangla Desh	5
Nepal	5
Myanmar	4
Bhutan	4

·      Various International Frontier between neighboring Nations:

Frontiers	Sharing Nation	Since(Year)
Redcliff Line	Pakistan	1947
McMohan Line	China	1914
Durand	Afganistan	1836

Various Passes in India:

1in Zaskar Range J and K, a Road Route from Sri Nagar to Ladakh passes through, It is created by Indus River

2)Banihal Pass:

3)Shipki La:

4)Bara Lacha Pass:

5)Rohtang Pass: Pir Panjal, links Mandi to Leh

6)Mana Pass:

7)Niti Pass:  In Utrakhand, too Links Kailash to Mansarovar.

8)Nathu La:

9)Jelep La: In Sikkim, it also connects Sikkim to Tibet.

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·Deccan Plateau: The It extends over eight Indian states and encompasses a wide range of habitats, covering significant parts of Telangana, Maharastra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
·The Aravali Mountain Range: It is a residual Mountain System. It is the oldest Fold mountain Range, some 700 K. m. (from Delhi to Ahmadabad). Its Highest peak is Gurushikhar(in Mt. Abu), near Udaipur. Mount Abu can boast of its Solar System, established by “Brahmkumaris”. In spring 2017 the Brahma Kumaris and WRST completed the design, development and installation of India OneAnother attraction on Mt. Abu is Dilwara Jain Temple.
·Western Ghat Or Sahyadri Range: The Western Ghats have many peaks that rise above 2,000 meters, with Anamudi (2,695 m (8,842 ft)) being the highest peak.  The famous tourist place “OOTI” is in Nilgiri ( Tamil Nadu).
·Four Main Passes in Western Ghat:

Name	Connects	Notable
Thal Ghat Pass	Nasik to Mumbai
Bhor Ghat Pass	Pune to Mumbai
Pal Ghat Pass	Nilgiri to Annamalai	Connects Kochi to Chennai
Senkota Pass	Nagar Coil to Cardomom	Connects Tiruvendram to Madurai.

• * Lipulekh Pass in located in: Uttrakhand.
• *Gersoppa or Jog Falls: Jog Falls located near Jog Village in Shivamogga district, Karnataka. Jog Falls is also known as Gerusoppe falls, Joga jalapatha and Jogada gundi in the regional Kannada language. It is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India.

·Eastern Ghat: From Orissa to Tamilnadu. It is more eroded, lesser height. Highest Peak Mahendragiri( 1501)

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*Geographical Division Of India:

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5.Petroleum & Natural Gass:

=>Various major crop producers in India:

Local Names of Voilent Cyclones in India:

Name	Region	Special
Norwester	E. India, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar,Orissa.	Good for Tea, Jute & Rice
Kal Baisakhi	In West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa & Odisha	It is extremely helpful for the Pre Kharif crops like jute, Paddy And vegetable & Fruits
Cherry Blossom	Karnataka & Kerala	Beneficial for Coffee.
Mango Shower	South India	Useful for early ripening of Mango

·Camouflage of Himalayan Rivers:

Place	Two rivers meeting
DevPrayag	Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
Rudraprayag	Mandakini & Alaknanda
KarnaPrayag	Pindar & Alaknanda
Vishnu Prayag	DauliGanga & Alaknanda.