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What causes the difference between India's total coastline and mainland coastline?

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Correct answer: Total coastline includes coastlines of islands too

The governing concept is the difference between mainland coastline and total coastline. Mainland coastline measures the shoreline of the continuous continental landmass of India. Total coastline includes that mainland shoreline plus the shorelines of India’s islands, especially the Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep groups. Since island outlines are added, the total figure is longer than the mainland-only figure. Option A states this distinction accurately. A land boundary is the border with neighbouring countries and is not part of a coastline. The Himalayas are inland rather than a coastal reference, and longitude is an angular coordinate, not a measure of shore length. Therefore only A explains the difference.

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CoastlineIslandsIndia ExtentSize And ExtentIndia LocationGeographyClass 11 Mcq

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