India contains 2,973,190 square kilometers (1147955.08 square miles) of land. For comparison, this amount is slightly more than 1/3rd of the United States. It also claims 314,400 sqare kilometers of water (121,390.519 square miles), giving it a total territory of 3,287,590 square kilometers (1,269,345.6 square miles)
No China is the second largest in population. India is the first in population.
Yes, Africa, Antarctica, and India were once part of a supercontinent called Gondwana. This supercontinent began breaking apart around 180 million years ago, leading to the separate continents we see today.
The Indian subcontinent was once a separate landmass known as the Indian Plate. It is estimated to have separated from the supercontinent Gondwana around 100 million years ago, and eventually collided with the Eurasian Plate, leading to the formation of the Himalayan mountain range.
A large landmass is commonly referred to as a continent.
The term for a large landmass that is smaller than a continent and separated by physical barriers is "subcontinent." Subcontinents are distinct regions that have their own unique geological and geographical characteristics.
3.28 million square km
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The Deccan Plateau
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India is called a subcontinent because it has a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.
India.
Because it is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
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peninsular plateau is the highest landmass of IndiaSave
The area of landmass of India is 3.28 million square km. India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and the total length of the coastline of the mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshwadeep is7,516.6 km.