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![Hierarchy of India (subcontinent)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
India (subcontinent) |
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Lat: 20 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 20.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 077 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 77.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: General term used for the subcontinent on Indian plate, below Alpine-Himalayan belt, including under most definitions the nations of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. It may also include the nations of Afghanistan and the Indian Ocean territories. Early Dravidian and Munda populations were invaded by Aryans ca. 1700-1200 BCE; Buddhism, Jainism, and Brahmanism founded here. |
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South Asia (preferred,C,V,LC,English,U,N)
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Asia, South (C,V)
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Indian Subcontinent (C,O)
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India subcontinent (C,O)
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India (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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Inde (C,O)
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Indien (C,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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India (subcontinent) (P) |
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