The geography of India is diverse, with landscape ranging from
snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, rainforests,
hills, and plateaus. India comprises most of the Indian
subcontinent situated on the Indian Plate, the northerly portion
of the Indo-Australian Plate. Having a coastline of over , most
of India lies on a peninsula in Southern Asia that protrudes
into the Indian Ocean. India is bounded in the southwest by the
Arabian Sea and in the east and southeast by the Bay of Bengal.
The fertile Indo-Gangetic Plain occupies most of northern,
central, and eastern India, while the Deccan Plateau occupies
most of southern India. To the west of the country is the Thar
Desert, which consists of a mix of rocky and sandy desert.
India's east and northeastern border consists of the high
Himalayan range. The highest point in India is disputed owing to
a territorial dispute with Pakistan; according to India's claim,
the highest point (located in the disputed Northern areas
Pakistan) is K2, at . The highest poi