India is a sub-continent located in southern Asia that occupies a large land area. It is a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides and shares terrestrial borders with 7 countries. Key geographical features of India include its status as a sub-continent and peninsula, international border lines, mountain passes connecting it to other regions, and long coastlines facing the Indian Ocean on the eastern and western sides.

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2. physical features of India
• sub-continent occupying a huge area in the
southern part of the Asian Continent .
• peninsula, surrounded by water on three sides
and land on one side.
• shares its boundaries with Pakistan,
Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan,
Bangladesh and Myanmar.
• Earlier called as Bharathavarsha, Bharatha
Khanda, Sindhudweepa, Akhandabharatha

3. PENINSULA

4. INDIA AS A SUB-CONTINENT

5. INTERNATIONAL BORDER LINES

6. India’s geographical features

7. Bolan and Khyber passes

8. OTHER PASSES

9. Western coastline

10. Eastern coastline

11. UNITY IN DIVERSITY