Question.
The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?
( Chapter - 1 India-Size and Location, Cass 9 NCERT Contemporary India -I )
Answer.
The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean after the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and is the only ocean named after a country. The Indian Ocean is named after India because of India's central location in the Indian Ocean.
It has benefited from the central position of India in the Indian Ocean as follows-
- India is situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean, hence it connects Europe to west and East Asia.
- India's central position in the Indian Ocean has helped India establish close links with West Asia, Africa, and Europe from the west coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the east coast.
- The sea trade between Europe and East Asia passes through India.
- No other country in the Indian Ocean has as much coastline as India (7516.6 km).
- Due to such strategic position of India and it is a security provider for many small countries in the Indian Ocean.
You may like also:
- हिन्द महासागर में भारत की केंद्रीय स्थिति से इसे किस प्रकार लाभ प्राप्त हुआ है ?
- 82°30' पूर्व देशांतर को भारत की मानक याम्योत्तर क्यों माना गया है?
- कन्याकुमारी में दिन और रात की अवधि के बीच का अंतर शायद ही क्यों महसूस किया जाता है लेकिन कश्मीर में ऐसा नहीं है?
- सूर्योदय अरुणाचल प्रदेश के पूर्वी भाग में गुजरात के पश्चिम भाग की अपेक्षा दो घंटे पहले क्यों होता है, जबकि दोनों राज्यों में घड़ी एक ही समय दर्शाती है ? स्पष्ट कीजिए ।
- The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?
- Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India?
- The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?
- Why is the difference between the duration of day and night hardly felt at Kanyakumari but not so in Kashmir?
ConversionConversion EmoticonEmoticon