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In a question on India's size, how should 8°4'N and 37°6'N be analysed?

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Correct answer: Latitudinal extent of the mainland

The governing concept is latitude, which measures angular distance north or south of the Equator. The N suffix in both 8°4'N and 37°6'N shows that these are northern latitudes, not longitudes. Their difference, 37°6' − 8°4', is approximately 29°2', indicating the north-south latitudinal spread of the Indian mainland in this simplified description. Hence option A is correct. A coastline is a distance along the shore, a standard meridian is one selected longitude used for standard time, and a land boundary is a linear political border; none of these is represented by two north-latitude values.

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LatitudeMainland ExtentNorth-South SpreadSize And ExtentIndia LocationGeographyClass 11 Mcq

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