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Saturday 30 July 2011

The Geography of India

Location:
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Coordinates:
20 00 N, 77 00 E (approx)
Total Area:
3,287,590 sq km
Terrain:
upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
Climate:
varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Natural Resources:
coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land

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