The most well-known caves in India are in Ajanta, Ellora, Mumbai and Kerala.

The largest Indian lakes are the Chilka, the Sambhar, the Kolleru, the Loktak, the Vular.Ĭaves. Other Indian rivers are the Ganges, the Yamuna, the Chambal, the Gomti, the Brahmaputra, the Godavari, the Krishna, the Mahanadi, the Kaveri. Numerous rivers run through the Indian territory: the Narmada, the Tapti, the Indus and the affluents of the latter the Sutlej, the Chenab, the Jhelum, the Ravi, the Beas. The Kanchenjunga is a mountain massif in the Himalayas on the Nepal-India border, consisting of five peaks the highest of which Kanchenjunga is of 8,586 m above sea level. About 60% of the Western Ghats are located in Karnataka. The range starts near the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra to the south of the Tapti River, runs about 1,600 km through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and ends in Kanyakumari, the southern tip of Hindustan. The Western Ghats, also called the Sahyadri, are in the west of Hindustan. The northeastern part of the territory is occupied by the Chota Nagpur (600 m high in average). The Aravali Range (1,722 m) is in the northwest and the Vindha Range (881 m) is in the north of the country. The southern continuation of the latter are horst massifs Nilgiri (2,633 m), Anaimalai, and the Cardamon Mountains. The major part of Hindustan is occupied by the Deccan Plateau, the western part - by the Western Ghats. Plains and uplands occupy about 3/4 of the territory of India. The disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir state borders with Afghanistan.

Besides, India has maritime boundaries with the Maldive Islands in the southwest, with Sri Lanka in the south and with Indonesia in the southeast. India borders with Pakistan in the east, with China, Nepal and Bhutan in the northeast, with Bangladesh and Myanmar in the east. The latest added maps are indicated in yellow.ĭownload topographic maps coverage for Google Earth: india-maps.kmz

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