Asia
India
Everything you need to know about India for geography games and satellite imagery — capital, population, time zone, and how to recognise it from above.
Quick facts
Where is India?
Satellite view centred on New Delhi (21.0°, 78.0°).
How to spot India from satellite imagery
The Himalayas border the north, with the broad Indo-Gangetic Plain below them. The peninsula extends south between the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. The Western Ghats run near the west coast, while the Thar Desert occupies part of the northwest.
Compare the narrow western coastal belt with the wider lowlands around major east-coast deltas. Trace the hills behind each coast.
Read the full satellite guideCan you find India from above?
Play satellite-imagery rounds from India on a 3D globe.
Themed India modes
Restrict the location pool to India and pick a theme — volcanoes, capitals, coastlines. Smaller pool, sharper learning curve.