1 Largest peak:Mt.Everest(8,848meters)in Himalayas,but located in Nepal.
K2(J&K)(8611meters). The highest peak in Himalayas in India.The area under unlawful occupation of Pakistan,Kanchenjunga (8598 meters) in Sikkim.The highest Peak in Himalayas under occupation of India.
2 Southernmost point of India:Indira Point
3 Southernmost tip of India mainland:Kanyakumari
4 Longest River:Brahmaputra(2,910km)
5 Largest Desert:Great Indian Desert(Thar Desert), Rajasthan,259,000sq km.
6 Hottest Place:Briyawali, Bikaner District, Rajasthan, 56 degree, on 5th June 1991
7 Coldest Place:Dras, Jammu and Kashmir, -45 degree on 28th December 1910
8 Wettest Place:Mawsynram,a station 16km west of Cherrapunji,Meghalaya.Average annual rainfall 11,873mm.
9 Highest Waterfall:Jog Falls,Sharavati River,Karnataka.Drops 253m in four seperate falls-the Raja, Rani, Rocket and Roarer
10 Highest Dam:Bhakra, Satluj River, Punjab, 226m high
11 Longest Canal:Indira Gandhi Nahar (Rajasthan Canal), Rajasthan 682km.
12 Largest Ocean Island:Middle Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
13 Longest Coastline:Gujarat 1,600km(26%)of the 6,100km long coastline of Peninsular India
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