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                              India’s Extremes





        India has a fair share of its extreme points, ranging from the coldest place to the
        lowest.

        Read the clues and write the names of these places using the Help Box.



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          It is the highest mountain                  It is the lowest                It is the easternmost
           peak in India (8,586 m).                   region of India.                    point of India.

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                      (Sikkim)                             (Kerala)                   (Arunachal Pradesh)



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            It is the southernmost               It is the northernmost               It is the westernmost
                 point of India                       point of India.                     point of India.
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           (Andaman and Nicobar                  (Jammu and Kashmir)                     (Kutch, Gujarat)
                     Islands)

                                                          Fact File

              Help Box                                    Mawsynram         located      in

              Kanchenjunga, Indira Point,                 Meghalaya,    India,  is  the
              Kuttanad, Kibithu, Guhar Moti,              wettest  place  in  the  world.
              Indira Col                                  It receives the highest rainfall.



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