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Geography of India
India by the numbers
3,287,263 km²
Total Area
7th largest country in the world
8,586m
Highest Point
Kangchenjunga — 3rd highest in the world
7,516 km
Coastline
Mainland + islands — 9th longest in the world
2,525 km
Longest River
Ganga — flows through 5 states
21.7%
Forest Cover
7,12,249 km² of forests (FSI 2021)
200,000 km²
Thar Desert
World's 9th largest hot desert
76 km
Siachen Glacier
World's 2nd largest non-polar glacier
82.5°E
Standard Meridian
IST = UTC+5:30 from this longitude
23.5°N
Tropic of Cancer
Passes through 8 states of India
Major Rivers of India
| River | Length |
|---|---|
| 🌊 Ganga | 2,525 km |
| 🔵 Brahmaputra | 918 km in India |
| 💙 Godavari | 1,465 km |
| 🟦 Krishna | 1,400 km |
| 🟢 Narmada | 1,312 km |
| 🟣 Yamuna | 1,376 km |
| 🔷 Cauvery | 800 km |
| 🟤 Mahanadi | 858 km |
| 🟡 Tapi | 724 km |
| ⬛ Indus | 308 km in India |
Highest in India
8,586m
Kangchenjunga
World's 3rd highest. Sikkim-Nepal border. Summit unclimbed by convention — sacred to Sikkimese.
Highest entirely in India
7,816m
Nanda Devi
Uttarakhand. Closed to climbers since 1983 for ecological protection. Biosphere Reserve surrounds it.
Longest non-polar glacier
76 km long
Siachen Glacier
Karakoram Range, Ladakh. World's highest battlefield. Indian Army maintains presence since 1984.