Blog about India

Climate of India

The climate of India is due to the presence of the Himalayas and the Thar Desert. Mountains are a natural obstacle to cold air currents from Central Asia. It is for this reason that the air temperature in the country differs from the climate of states located in a similar belt.

In summer, the desert attracts monsoon winds with significant precipitation. It rains actively from mid-summer to mid-autumn.

The seas washing India

The extremely advantageous location of the state, which has an outlet to the ocean, determined the economic prosperity of the country several centuries ago. This location is important to this day.

The shores of India are washed by the waters of the ocean of the same name and the seas that make up its basin. These are the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and its waters of the northern Indian Ocean. The length of the state's coastline is 7.5 thousand km.

Rivers and lakes

The rivers of India play a large role in the country and are the main source of water and a means of irrigating fields and lands. At the same time, they are the cause of natural disasters and catastrophes. The most famous rivers in India are the Ganges and Brahmaputra. In general, more than a dozen large rivers flow through the country. For the part, the main source of water is rain. Recharge and the risk of flooding in their valleys happens during the monsoons.

For other rivers, including large ones, the glaciers of the Himalayas are the source of water. The main periods of their flooding and emergence from naturally low shores are the hot summer months. Many rivers in India flow into the Bay of Bengal.

Mountains and plains

The relief of the country is represented by high mountain ranges, plateaus and a large plain. The main and only mountain ranges of India are the Himalayas, which stretch along the borders of Nepal, Afghanistan and China.

The ridges within the borders of India are still high mountains, but they differ in complexity from the main ridges located in other countries. The highest point in India is Mount Kanchenjungu with a height of over 8.5 thousand meters.

The Republic of India is located in the southern part of Asia on the Indian subcontinent. The territory of the state is 3.3 million km. The country is the seventh largest country in the world.

India's neighbors are Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Afghanistan. The country's maritime borders are adjacent to the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. The country is densely populated. The total population exceeds 1 billion 300 million people.

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