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Geographically, the Indian subcontinent is a peninsular region in south-Central Asia, rather resembling a diamond which is delineated by the Himalayas in the north, the Hindu Kush in the west, and the Arakanese in the east, and which extends southward into the Indian ocean with the Arabian Sea to the southwest and the Bay of Bengal to the southeast.With all seven countries included, the area covers about 4.4 million km² (1.7 million mi²), which is 10% of the Asian continent or 2.4% of the world's land surface area.Overall, it accounts for about 34% of Asia's population (or over 16.5% of the world's population) and is home to a vast array of peoples.
Most of this region rests on the Indian Plate and is isolated from the rest of Asia by mountain barriers. The Indian Plate includes most of South Asia, forming a land mass which extends from the Himalayas into a portion of the basin under the Indian Ocean, including parts of South China and Eastern Indoneisia, as well as Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, and extending up to but not including Ladakh,Kohistan, the Hindu Kush range and Balochistan.
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What is the continent of India?
India is not a continent. However, you are closer to the truth than you might imagine. India is both name of a subcontinent (the Indian subcontinent) and a the name of a country which covers much of, but not all of this subcontinent. The Indian subcontinent lies in the south of the greater continent of Asia. It is a subcontinent due to a number of facts, some of which are the fact that India lies on its own tectonic plate (Europe on the other hand does not), and that the Subcontinent has many of the geographic features of a larger continent, contained independently in a smaller area. India is a country in the continent of Asia, and lends its name to the Indian subcontinent, which is largely, but by no means totally covered by India.
Why is India considered a subcontinent of Asia?
India is considered a subcontinent because it is like a peninsula extending into the Indian ocean
In which continent is India located?
The "subcontinent" of India is part of the continent of Asia. It is called a subcontinent because until it crashed into Asia (and pushed up the Himalayas), it was a continent in its own rite.
What are the subcontinents in Asia?
The term "subcontinent" is usually applied to India and the other countries in South Asia.
On what continent is India?
India is on the Asian continent.
