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            Geographical Extent and Frontiers                                     Jammu     and Kashmir,    Himachal
                                                                  China           Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,   Sikkim  and

            India as a Geographical Unit:                                         Arunachal Pradesh.
                                                                                  West    Bengal, Mizoram,  Meghalaya,
                                             ′
                                   ′
        •   Geographical Extent: 8° 4  N to 37° 6  N latitude and   Bangladesh
                                                                                  Tripura and Assam.
                           ′
                ′
            68° 7  E to 97° 25  East longitude.                                   West    Bengal, Sikkim,   Arunachal
                                                                  Bhutan
                                                                                  Pradesh and Assam.
        Northen Most Point:
                                                                                  Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur
                                                                  Myanmar
        •   Indira col, Siachen glacier in karakoram range.                       and Mizoram.
                                                                                  Bihar,    Uttarakhand,  Uttar  Pradesh,
        Easternmost Point :                                       Nepal
                                                                                  Sikkim and West Bengal.
        •   The tiny town of Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh.                        Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan
                                                                  Pakistan
        Westernmost Point:                                                        and Gujarat
        •   GhuarMoti, located in the Kutch District of Gujarat.  Important Passes:
        Southernmost Point:                                               State                     Pass
        •   Indira Point in Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman                          Zoji La it is in Zaskar range,
                                                                 Jammu and Kashmir
            Sea. kanyakumariis southernmost in Indian mainland.                          Banihal pass
        •   India has 15106.7 Km of land border and a coastline                          Shipki La ,Bara-Lacha Pass,
                                                                 Himachal Pradesh
            of 7516.6 Km.                                                                Rohtang pass

                                                                 Uttarakhand             Mana, lipulekh,Niti pass
                                                                 Sikkim                  Nathu la , Jelep la

                                                                 Arunchal Pradesh        Bom di la,Dihang pass
                                                                 Western ghats           Thalghat , Bhorghat, Pal ghat


                                                                Important Boundary Line:

                                                                     Boundary Line               Countries

                                                                 Radcliffe Line        Between India and Pakistan
                                                                 Mac Mohan Line        Between India and China

                                                                 Durand Line           Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
                                                                 49thParallel          Between USA and Canada
        India’s Frontiers:
                                                                 38th Parallel         Between North and South Korea
        •   India’s  longest border  is  with  BANGLADESH  and
            shortest border is with  Afghanistan (PoK touches    Hidenberg Line        Between Germany and Poland
            Afghanistan).
                                                                 Maginot line          Between France and Germany
           Neighbouring
                                    Bordering States
             Countries                                           Oder Neisse Line      Between Germany and Poland
                           Jammu   and   Kashmir   (Pakistan-
          Afghanistan
                           Occupied Area).


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