If you work out the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India they are roughly about 30 degrees w...........

Geography Physiography of India

If you work out the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India, they are roughly about 30 degrees, whereas the actual distance measured from north to south extremity is 3,214 km, and that from east to west is only 2,933 km. Because,

The distance between two latitudes decreases towards the poles whereas the distance between two longitudes remains the same everywhere

The distance between two longitudes decreases towards the poles whereas the distance between two latitudes remains the same everywhere.

The distance between two longitudes decreases towards the equator whereas the distance between two latitudes remains the same everywhere.

The distance between two latitudes decreases towards the equator whereas the distance between two longitudes remains the same everywhere.

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Explanation:

The latitudes are parallel to the equator while longitudes seem to originate from the poles with distance between two longitude maximum at equators while minimum at the poles.