Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent (also known as the subcontinent of the South Asian subcontinent or the continent) is a large peninsula-like land south of the Himalayas, the southern part of the Asian continent. Generally located in the latitude 8-37 degrees, longitude 61-97 degrees. Due to the Himalayan block, forming a relatively independent geographical unit, but the area is less than the usual sense of the mainland, so called the subcontinent. With a total area of about 4.3 million square kilometers and a population of about 1.6 billion. The subcontinent countries of India are largely located in the Indo-Australian sector, and some are located in South Asia. Among them, India, India, east of India, Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan on the mainland crust; island Sri Lanka is located in the continental shelf; island of Maldives located in the ocean crust. ...