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Geography
The
State of Jammu and Kashmir is like a tiara adorning the map of India.
The
entire State lies between 32.17" and 36.58" North Latitude and East
to West, the State lies between 73.26" and 80.30" Longitude. The
standard time is 5.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Time as in the rest of India.
Since
19th century, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has attained an exclusive
geo-political status in the Indian sub-continent. It has adjacent boundaries
with Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Tibet. Hence geographically,
politically, economically and from the military point of view, the State is
very important.
The
State ranks 6th in area and 17th in population among the States and Union
Territories of India.
The
State of Jammu and Kashmir consists of three distinct Climatic regions i.e. Arctic cold desert areas of
Ladakh, temperate Kashmir valley and sub-tropical region of Jammu.
There
is a sharp rise of altitude from 1000 feet to 28250 feet above the sea level
within the State’s latitude of four degrees.