What are some of the little-known facts about Indian geography?

 

• India does not have only one desert but two. The first one is the Thar Desert and the second one is Laddakh, a high altitude cold desert.
• India has the world's largest river island Majuli in Brahmaputra river,Assam.
• India has the world's smallest river island too. It is Umananda island in the Brahmaputra,Assam.
• Kuttanad, in the state of Kerala, which is located at −2.2 m below the sea level,is the lowest point of the nation while Kanchenjunga, situated at an altitude of 8, 598 m above the sea level is the highest point of India.
• Dras in western Ladakh is the coldest place in India.
• Lakshadweep is the smallest union territory while Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the biggest one.
• The union territory of Pondicherry has four exclaves called Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam in three different states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh respectively.

• Mahe in Pondicherry is the smallest district of our country while Kachchh in Gujarat is the biggest one.
• The eastern-most point of our country is Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh.
• The western-most point of our nation is Ghuar Mota in Gujarat.
• Southern Most Point of India is Indira Point, Nicobar Islands.
• Northern Most Point of India is Indira Col in Siachen Glacier
• Southern Most Point on Indian Mainland is Cape Comorin, Kanyakumari.
• The Aravallis are the India's oldest mountain range.
• The highest peaks in the Eastern and the Western Ghats are Arma Konda (1680m) in Andhra Pradesh and Anaimudi (2695m) in Kerala respectively.
• Chilika lake is India's largest and world's second largest brackish water/estuarine lake while Wular lake is the largest fresh water lake formed as a result of tectonic activity and fed by river Jhelum.
• The Keibul Lamjao National Park in the Indian state of Manipur is the only floating park in the world.
• India's only active volcano is located on Barren island of Andaman and Nicobar islands.
• Lonar Crater Lake in Maharashtra is the only salt water lake in the basaltic rock in the world.