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geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coordinates of india | 8°4' and 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' and 97°25' east longitude. |
| Area | seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,166,414 square kilometres |
| Coastline | 7,516 km (4,670 mi) |
| Karakoram is situated in | Karakoram is situated in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir |
| K2, the second highest peak in the world | 8,611 m |
| world's second and third-longest glaciers outside the polar regions | The Siachen Glacier at 70 km (43 mi) and the Biafo Glacier at 63 km (39 mi) rank as the world's second and third-longest glaciers outside the polar regions. |
| Just to the west of the northwest end of the Karakoram, lies the | the Hindu Raj range, beyond which is the Hindu Kush range |
| The southern boundary of the Karakoram is formed by | the Gilgit, Indus and Shyok rivers, which separate the range from the northwestern end of the Himalayas. |